Re: IDS\IPS that can handle one Gig

The term vulnerability management is equally flawed. We should not at
all "manage" vulnerabilities, but "identify" and "eradicate" them

In this context "manage" is used to encapsulate identification, removal, or 
circumventing based on what option there is at the time of discovery.

Terry Vernon





Frank Knobbe wrote:

> On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 03:39 -0400, Vikram Phatak wrote:
>  
>
> > The biggest knock I've heard about VM is that it doesn't actually 
> > "protect" anything since it is not patching vulnerablities. 
> >    
>
> I think this single line shows the biggest problem in the security
> industry, the need to protect vulnerabilities. Instead of adding layers
> to protect the bag of vulnerabilities, we should open the bag and remove
> the vulnerabilities one by one. 
>
> The term vulnerability management is equally flawed. We should not at
> all "manage" vulnerabilities, but "identify" and "eradicate" them.
>
> The whole notion of keeping vulnerabilities around is just flawed...
>
> ... and I wonder if IPSes just foster the complacency to accept and live
> with vulnerabilities...
>
> Cheers,
> Frank
>
>  


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