Open Information Security Foundation (OISF)

The Open Information Security Foundation (OISF) is a non-profit foundation organized to build a next generation IDS/IPS engine.  The OISF has formed a multi-national group of the leading software developers in the security industry.  In addition to developers and a consortium consisting of leading cyber security companies, OISF has engaged the open source security community to identify current and future Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) needs and desires. Funding for the OISF comes from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and a number of private companies that form the OISF Consortium.