10. The integrated circuit chip of claim 3 , wherein the content search rules comprise rules that are: a. Application layer rules to detect content from an application layer of an OSI stack; b. Network layer rules to detect content from a network layer of an OSI stack; c. Storage area networking rules to detect content in a storage area network: or d. a combination of the foregoing.
10. The integrated circuit chip of claim 3 , wherein the content search rules comprise rules that are: a. Application layer rules to detect content from an application layer of an OSI stack; b. Network layer rules to detect content from a network layer of an OSI stack; c. Storage area networking rules to detect content in a storage area network: or d. a combination of the foregoing. 13. The integrated circuit chip of claim 10 , wherein the network layer rules comprise: a. Access control rules for controlling access to a network; b. Network address rules for controlling access to or from specific network addresses of a network; c. Port specific rules for controlling access to specific network ports of a network; d. Protocol specific rules for checking protocol violations of a network protocol operating on a network; or e. a combination of any of the foregoing.