Heh. I have occasion to look at his site every once in a while - just to remind me how old some of his advice is, if for no other reason.
Kurt On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 13:02, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bookmarked. > Thanks!! I had seen this before, but not in quite a while. > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> +1 >> >> Here's one of my favorite rants from one of my favorite computer >> security writers (in 1995!): >> >> The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security >> http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/dumb/ >> >> See #2 >> >> Kurt >> >> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:27, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Alex, the emphasis is currently on identifying known bad. Yes? >> > >> > No matter what the specifics of that approach, it is more fraught with >> > peril >> > than tracking known good for any given environment. >> > >> > Zero-day (new code) is meaningless in such a context. >> > >> > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker >> > >> > Sent from my Motorola Droid >> > >> > On May 11, 2010 1:19 PM, "Alex Eckelberry" <al...@sunbelt-software.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >>But Mr. Zoits is right, AV is pointless. It is a signature race and >> >>you wll lose that race sooner ... >> > >> > I respectfully disagree. What antivirus companies still rely on >> > signatures? >> > >> > I see detection rates daily, and while an AV engine is not nearly the >> > thing >> > it was in the past, it is still a very, very important part of the >> > security >> > strategy. Just wait until your next Conficker infection... >> > >> > >> > Alex >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] >> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:57 AM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > >> > Subject: RE: Life just keeps getting better.... >> > >> > >> > Just to amplify 6.0 is also discontinued. This las... >> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:50 AM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > >> > Subject: RE: Life just keeps getting better.... >> > >> > >> > Too bad Cisco royally screwed up CSA 6.0 and is di... >> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
