lalala [was: Re: so, is I[dp]S a STUPID technology?]

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

> I don't know who Aviram Jenik is and I don't know
> about his background, so it's a bit hard to make
> a proper judgment. However, let's look at who Ridgely Evers
> and Richard Stiennon are. Do they really know what they
> are talking about? Are they really qualified to make
> a statement like that? I claim that they are not. They
> are business types that deal with the security technology
> at a very high level without true understand of its capabilities
> and limitations. There's a good chance they don't really understand
> what IDS technology is for. That's where Aviram joins these
> two guys as well when he says,
> 'I heard Richard say on more than one occasion "IDS is dead", 
>  and almost hugged him for it.'

Aviram happens to be cool, so..

But! Hey, Dave Aitel just said "Nematodes" are cool, soo...

<snip>

> Paul Schmehl said it perfectly... "*No* technology can solve 
> *every* problem". That also applies not only to technology,
> but to any kind of solution that deals with any kind of problem.

Friends quote time:
(from memory)
"Did you know Condoms are only effective 97% of the time?!"

How many kids must Joey have by now? :)

        Gadi.
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