Re: Snort with an expert system

[Stefano Zanero <s.zanero () securenetwork it>]

> > Not for nothing but #2 is exactly what Sourcefire's been doing since
> > 2004.  Sorry for the commercial but I think I've been pretty outspoken
> > on this topic since 2000 or so...

> Well, I guess I have to pipe in also, then.  Cisco is doing the same.  Read
> my book "Security Monitoring with CS-MARS" for more info.

Sorry Marty, sorry Gary, I love both products, but they are not even
close to realizing what Greg asked for :)

Of course, they do reduce "false positives/noncontextual
alerts/whatevers", and so they are to be commended, but knowing "if the
attack has been successful" is actually way beyond anybody's capability,
short of a crystal sphere :)

Stefano

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