[ActiveDir] OT: antivirus hardware? (not an ad)

[Rich Milburn]

A few days ago the conversation drifted to ad vulnerability, and I know AV is on most of our minds to some degree most of the time, so I thought some here might find this interesting.  It was in the MIT weekly tech review newsletter.  An excerpt is: "By using reconfigurable hardware rather than software the researchers were able to construct a system fast enough to filter data going through high-speed network backbones and flexible enough to add virus and worm signatures quickly as they are discovered. The device filters data at 2.4 billion bits per second." Sounds like an interesting way to keep viruses out of the network, also sounds like a potential single point of failure... anyone heard of this?   Rich   Here's the full article: http://klabs.org/richcontent/MAPLDCon03/papers/e/e10_lockwood_p.pdf                         -------APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE------- PRIVILEGED / CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION may be contained in this message or any attachments. This information is strictly confidential and may be subject to attorney-client privilege. This message is intended only for the use of the named addressee. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this in error, you should kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail and immediately destroy this message. Unauthorized interception of this e-mail is a violation of federal criminal law. Applebee's International, Inc. reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to and from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Applebee's International, Inc. e-mail system.