RE: Will data security technology benefit from Homeland Security?

["Ames, Neil" <NAmes () anteon com>]

T,
        The biggest problems are with managing compartmentalization of
data--not sharing, or being able to share without literally destroying
sources--and with managing accuracy of data.  Think about keeping personal
secrets, and how someone with a secret will know who leaked a secret if they
only told one person.  You have to control who knows the sensitive stuff.
Another big problem is maintaining integrity of data--keeping low quality
information from mixing with high-quality data.  Think about all of the
wrong information that you can get, like gossip, newsgroups, wherever--and
how hard it can be to tell the truth in the gossip from the pure
fabrications.  A fancy computer will just get you the wrong answer to
fourteen significant digits if you haven't figured out the policy and
procedure stuff that leads to data in your system.  I don't work in that
field, but have read enough about the problems...


Thank you,

Fritz

-----Original Message-----
From: t [mailto:miedaner () twcny rr com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 8:55 PM
To: firewall-wizards () nfr net
Subject: [fw-wiz] Will data security technology benefit from Homeland
Security?


Hi All,

Maybe of topic for this list but here goes...

I can't help think that the problem that the gov't has with intelligence
is basically similar to those faced when trying to relate the numerous
amounts of data accumulated on larger networks.

I am not sure of any ongoing research but I would guess that some of the
more advanced technology like neural nets as well as basic modeling
could offer great promise not only in point devices like IDS's but also
in backend correlation devices.  I am not sure why all the current tech
hasn't moved in a more advanced direction, maybe some has, some has and
failed, some other factors limit the use of advanced logic in these
programs.

Just curious on whether the security product out there today will ever
leverage the technology as it exists and as it will be developed by the
Office of Homeland Security or other.

TM





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