[108490] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: cnn.com - Homeland Security seeks cyber
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Kaufman)
Mon Oct 6 16:02:38 2008
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:57:39 -0700
From: Matthew Kaufman <matthew@eeph.com>
To: "Matlock, Kenneth L" <MatlockK@exempla.org>
In-Reply-To: <4288131ED5E3024C9CD4782CECCAD2C7037AF88E@LMC-MAIL2.exempla.org>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Reply-To: matthew@eeph.com
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
Matlock, Kenneth L wrote:
> "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.....
It sounds like the first step for such a firewall vendor would be to pay
the appropriate license fees for the Einstein name and likeness...
Then a little IP address geo-location coupled to the launch system and
you're set. Any collateral damage would be no worse than the sort that's
been caused by real anti-aircraft weapons.
Matthew Kaufman
matthew@eeph.com
http://www.matthew.at
