Bookmarked.

Thanks!!   I had seen this before, but not in quite a while.

-ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker


On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote:

> +1
>
> Here's one of my favorite rants from one of my favorite computer
> security writers (in 1995!):
>
> The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
> http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/dumb/
>
> See #2
>
> Kurt
>
> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:27, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Alex, the emphasis is currently on identifying known bad.  Yes?
> >
> > No matter what the specifics of that approach, it is more fraught with
> peril
> > than tracking known good for any given environment.
> >
> > Zero-day (new code) is meaningless  in such a context.
> >
> > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker
> >
> > Sent from my Motorola Droid
> >
> > On May 11, 2010 1:19 PM, "Alex Eckelberry" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>But Mr. Zoits is right, AV is pointless. It is a signature race and
> >>you wll lose that race sooner ...
> >
> > I respectfully disagree.  What antivirus companies still rely on
> signatures?
> >
> > I see detection rates daily, and while an AV engine is not nearly the
> thing
> > it was in the past, it is still a very, very important part of the
> security
> > strategy.  Just wait until your next Conficker infection...
> >
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[email protected]]
> >
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:57 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> >
> > Subject: RE: Life just keeps getting better....
> >
> >
> > Just to amplify 6.0 is also discontinued. This las...
> >
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:50 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> >
> > Subject: RE: Life just keeps getting better....
> >
> >
> > Too bad Cisco royally screwed up CSA 6.0 and is di...
> >
>

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