Re: Counter-Attacking hackers? (wtf)

["phased" <phased () mail ru>]

I think personally they are on crack, it sounds very controversial

 While other companies offer only passive defense barriers, Symbiot provides the equivalent of an active missile 
defense system. "

I am sure any responsible organisation would not want to run such a product, for a start such a product is surely 
illegal in most countries and an
organisation has enough aspects to consider in its daily management without
worrying about waging wars with malicious attackers

phased
www.deepmagic.org

-----Original Message-----
From: <technocrat () hush ai>
To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
Date: Sun,  7 Mar 2004 19:22:33 -0800
Subject: [Full-disclosure] Counter-Attacking hackers? Is this really a good idea?

> This company...
>
> http://www.symbiot.com/
>
> Is claiming to have the "first IT security solution that can both repel
> hostile attacks on enterprise networks and accurately identify the malicious
> attackers in order to plan and execute appropriate countermeasures  
> effectively fighting fire with fire."
>
> Are these guys nuts? I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. I don't
> want to promote them, but on the other hand this seems to be a topic
> that should be discussed by information security professionals. If the
> community as a whole thinks this is a good idea, then there should be
> some type of standard agreed to by the masses of administrators that
> will have to put up with the results of such a system.
>
> Again, just thought this should be openly discussed and that we should
> all be aware of it.
>
> I even thought about posting thier white papers to my personal site in
> an effort to stick to the 'discussion not promotion' agenda I have, but
> then I don't want to get 'Couter-Attacked' now do I ;)
>
> -Technocrat
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