>Now if you're referring to launching counter-attacks or similar >offensives in response to alerts, this isn't going to go mainstream in >the near future. There are a number of reasons for this, but most >notably is the fact that (in the U.S., anyway) intrusive retaliation is, >technically, every bit as illegal as the act that provoked it in the >first place.
Another consideration--spoof or otherwise trick the retaliating IDS into thinking you're someone else, and that 'someone else' get's nailed and the retaliating IDS' fingerprints are on it. -Mike
