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Re: Being on the net (aka, how to overpay)
From: Robert Graham <robert_david_graham () yahoo com>
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 15:29:48 -0700 (PDT)
You know, that's what I thought in 1998 when I created the first network IPS, which is why I created a host version as well as a network version. Yet, here we are 13 years later. Networks are still unencrypted, and massively multicore machines are pretty cheap. You can get a 24core AMD system for around $3000 that can keep up with giant pipes. My 6core desktop running my deep packet inspection code easily keeps up with 10gbps. In the long run, the network won't be the right place to be. But, as John Maynard Keynes said, in the long run, we'll all be dead. In the short run, deep packet inspection is enormously useful. ----- Original Message ---- From: dave <dave () immunityinc com> To: dailydave <dailydave () lists immunityinc com> Sent: Fri, April 8, 2011 11:21:36 AM Subject: [Dailydave] Being on the net (aka, how to overpay) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 So RSA paid lots and lots of money for NetWitness, as I'm sure everyone on this list knows. But let's be straight: NetWitness would not have helped RSA when they got owned by a professional team (as they just did, and I believe about 1% of what they are saying about this attack on their blog - as should you). So where is the value in NetWitness? Obviously, if you want to suck data off the network and analyse it, NetWitness is your go-to-guy. But the network is always the wrong place to be, especially the giant pipes at the door to your network. If you want to see where we're going with this, come to Esteban's talk ("The Listening") at INFILTRATE 2011 (or wait until we put his code into CANVAS). - -- INFILTRATE 2011 - April 16-17th The world's first and best offensive information security conference Call +1-786-220-0600 to sign up today! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk2fKAAACgkQZH6GP9oltEtHkQCeJN4RSMRK5xLwg3LiLFSSNE7C HaYAn3LNvkttkIoCEY14MKdncuRI/TXH =/zJG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Dailydave mailing list Dailydave () lists immunityinc com https://lists.immunityinc.com/mailman/listinfo/dailydave _______________________________________________ Dailydave mailing list Dailydave () lists immunityinc com https://lists.immunityinc.com/mailman/listinfo/dailydave
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