Re[2]: Firewalls/Internet Security - TNG

[Edward Cracknell <edward () securIT net>]

My mailer says "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () nfr net>  wrote:
mjr >Edward Cracknell writes:
mjr >>So, firewall development is slowing/stopped. Intrusion detection is the
mjr >>future.....then where?
mjr >
mjr >Where next? I think that for security products to succeed, and for
mjr >network/system management products to succeed, the two must
mjr >become one. System and network management are already huge
mjr >markets -- sooner or later one of two things will happen:
mjr >   -> heterogenous products for system/network management
mjr >           will appear, and will incorporate security as a component

Oh God no, please......surely  the incorporation of security into
network and application products is the worst thing that could happen as
far as the business community are concerned......and us humble
consultants.

<SARCASM>
mjr >   -> heterogenous networks will disappear and be replaced
mjr >           with networks all running products from Microsoft and
mjr >           Microsoft will 'fix' security when they get around to it
mjr >           or it'll be a 3rd party add-on for Windows-2000

missed some HTML out there mjr;

</SARCASM>

;-)
mjr >
mjr >mjr.

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Edward Cracknell - <edward () SecurIT net>