At 9:16 AM -0700 on 4/3/00, NewsScan wrote: > NEW INTERNET SECURITY SYSTEM RELIES ON HUMAN MONITORING > A new Internet security company called Counterpane Internet Security Inc., > organized by well-known author and consultant Bruce Schneier, will use teams > of analysts continuously scrutinizing activity logs from customer Internet > sites and sound the alert when there are signs of an intrusion. Schneier > says, "Computer security without monitoring is kind of like having a car > alarm go off in the inner city. It might make a lot of noise, but everyone > ignores it." An executive of Computer Associates, the current industry > leader in computer security, insists his company will continue following a > different approach: "We have seen in this industry that throwing more people > at a problem actually doesn't solve it. Our approach is to apply technology > solutions to solve problems rather than throwing more warm bodies at them." > (AP/San Jose Mercury News 2 Apr 2000) > http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/006917.htm -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
