[108489] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: cnn.com - Homeland Security seeks cyber counterattack
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matlock, Kenneth L)
Mon Oct 6 15:36:17 2008
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:35:50 -0600
In-Reply-To: <48EA65E6.7010705@vaxination.ca>
From: "Matlock, Kenneth L" <MatlockK@exempla.org>
To: <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
"The system "would literally, like an anti-aircraft weapon, shoot down
an attack before it hits its target," he said. "And that's what we call
Einstein 3.0."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't even a basic firewall or ACL
provide the same functionality? Drop the packet, drop the attack? I'm in
the wrong business if implementing a firewall can net me $millions$ by
using appropriate buzzwords.....
Ken Matlock
Network Analyst
(303) 467-4671
matlockk@exempla.org
