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The '''Host Based Security System''' ('''HBSS''') is the official name given to the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] (DOD) [[Commercial off-the-shelf|commercial-off-the-shelf]] (COTS) suite of software applications used within the DOD to monitor, detect, and counter attackscounterattacks against the DOD computer networks and systems. The [[Enterprise-wide Information Assurance and computer Network Defense Solutions Steering Group]] (ESSG) sponsored the acquisition of the HBSS System for use within the DOD Enterprise Network. HBSS is deployed on both the [[NIPRNet|Non-Classified Internet Protocol Routed Network]] (NIPRNet) and [[SIPRNet|Secret Internet Protocol Routed Network]] (SIPRNet) networks, with priority given to installing it on the NIPRNet. HBSS is based on [[McAfee|McAfee, Inc]]'s [[ePolicy Orchestrator]] (ePO) and other McAfee point product security applications such as [[Host Intrusion Prevention System]] (HIPS).

== History ==

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* [http://www.afcea.org/signal/articles/templates/200904SIGNALConnections.asp?articleid=1909&zoneid=258 End-Point Security Spreads Throughout Military]

* [http://www.afcea.org/content/?q=northrop-grumman-wins-air-force-siprnet-contract Northrop Grumman Wins Air Force SIPRNET Contract ]

* [http://www.afcea.org/events/landwarnet/08/infoexchange.asp Host Based Security System (HBSS)]

* [http://iase.disa.mil Information Assurance Support Environment]

* [http://www.mcafee.com McAfee, Inc.]