TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email "unsubscribe issforum" in the body of your message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for help with any problems! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- another interesting article that is more accurate: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think this is media whoring in it's worst form making a dramatic statement such as "NIDS is dead" in order to achieve publicity - by replying I guess I'm as guilty :o) Any true security professional realises that IDS, firewalls etc are not a security panacea, we know that they have their faults but at least they are a step in the right direction, combining all the tools together, will go a long way to fill the gaps highlighted by Stuart and Joel by that I mean firewalls, Host IDS, Network IDS, personal firewalls, file integrity checkers etc. As for switched networks do firms with a security presence buy switches incapable of port mirroring, there are also shomiti taps that can go some way to counter the problems with switching Most scary is that the article may be read by unknowing individuals looking to embark on the road to securing their networks Maybe Joel and Stuart are about to release another book about hacking and need the publicity, surely with their experience they realise they are talking from orifices other than their mouths Deep Breath Andy http://www.networkintrusion.co.uk Talisker's Network Security Tools List ''' (0 0) ----oOO----(_)---------- | The geek shall | | Inherit the earth | -----------------oOO---- |__|__| || || ooO Ooo [EMAIL PROTECTED] The opinions contained within this transmission are entirely my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 2:06 PM Subject: NIDS > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email "unsubscribe issforum" in the body of your message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for help with any problems! > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > Just in case you all haven't heard the latest. Apparently we can all pack > up our bags and break down our NIDS because it doesn't work anymore. I had > no idea my job was useless :-) > > Here's the link to this fine article... > > http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/12/11/001211opswatch.xml > > > --Chris > > > > > ------------------------- My PGP key may be found at pgpkeys.mit.edu A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history, with the possible exception of handguns and tequila ---Mitch Ratcliffe, Technology Review, 1992
