, 2007-11-09
Some years ago, I remember reading a press release from the Gartner Group. It was about intrusion detection systems (IDS) offering little return for the monetary investment in them and furthermore, that this very same security technology would be obsolete by the year 2005. A rather bold statement and an even bolder prediction on their part.

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>> He sees little added value in an IDS. They can be
>> bypassed by a skilled attacker, such as himself.
This is like saying, "Most of the computer attacks can be prevented if you keep your boxes updated, patched, apply firewall and ant...
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