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Re: "portscans" (was Re: Arbor Networks DoS defense product)

  • From: Greg A. Woods
  • Date: Mon May 20 16:05:29 2002

[ On Sunday, May 19, 2002 at 16:30:48 (-0700), Dan Hollis wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: "portscans" (was Re: Arbor Networks DoS defense product)
>
> On Sun, 19 May 2002, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> > Such technology is very dangerous if automated.
> 
> And if its not?

If it's not an automated system then it's only as dangerous as the
person(s) controlling it, plus whatever propensity they have for making
unintended errors that would not be made by a properly tested automatic
system....

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								Greg A. Woods

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