Counter DoS
Etaoin Shrdlu
shrdlu at deaddrop.org
Thu Mar 11 14:58:23 UTC 2004
"Pendergrass, Greg" wrote:
>
> I can see now that it's only a matter of time before some nut writes "The
> Art of War in the Internet". I read the whitepaper, it goes on a lot about
> how defensive policies are ineffective but doesn't really say why active
> response has never been tried:
Ask, and ye shall receive.
http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/textbooks/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2XH986JPUE&btob=Y&isbn=1581128576&TXT=Y&itm=1
I thought that someone mentioned that Mr. Forno was reputed to be on staff
with these folk.
> Their proposition is a terrible idea and their "rules of engagement" would
> be funny instead of frightening if it wasn't serious
I note that he also has a title from last year, which seems applicable
here:
Weapons of Mass Delusion (ISBN 158961111X)
I will point out that I cannot take seriously a company (Symbiot) that
depends on a shockwave plugin to put up a web page.
Pity that they came out so aggressively; it might have been an interesting
product. Hype can kill as well as sell.
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It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed,
the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning.
It is by caffeine only I set my mind in motion.
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