Re: Will data security technology benefit from Homeland Security?

[Rick Smith at Secure Computing <rick_smith () securecomputing com>]

Seems like there are two questions here:

1) Has anyone explored the use of neural nets for IDSes?

Answer: yes. Personally, I haven't been following IDS work very closely the past few years, but R&D people have 
definitely looked at it. I wouldn't even be surprised if a vendor or two claim to use some form of neural nets in their 
products.

2) Will the government's new priority for homeland defense generate more R&D dollars for cyber security research?

Answer: maybe someday. The story on the street at the moment is that a lot of security money is tied up because of turf 
wars: until it's clear what govt department will be responsible for cyber security, nobody wants to spend too much of 
their own money on it.

Various agencies have been putting out RFPs and other solicitations, some have actually been funded, but not all of 
them. Cyber security just doesn't have the political priority of air travel security.


Rick.
smith () securecomputing com            roseville, minnesota
"Authentication" in bookstores http://www.smat.us/crypto/

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