[funsec] so, is I[dp]S a STUPID technology?

[Paul Schmehl]

--On Wednesday, October 12, 2005 13:28:59 +0200 Florian Weimer 
<fw at deneb.enyo.de> wrote:

> * Paul Schmehl:
>>>
>> Real world experience refutes him.  We're using TIppingpoint at the
>> edge,  and I can assure you it's in blocking mode.  It's reduced the
>> number of  attacks we were seeing by over two thirds.
>
> "Attacks" or "successful attacks"?

Attacks.  Successful attacks are very few.

Paul Schmehl (pauls at utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/