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... > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
