Re: Hybrid IDS

["nmcbss" <nmcbss () btinternet com>]

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I am a current user of zone labs Zonealarm evaluating it for a individual PC
protection plan to be run at a leading UK bank. Is free really good enough
and what would you recommend instead?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martins, Fernando (Lisbon)" <FMartins () pt imshealth com>
To: <ids () uow edu au>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 5:04 PM
Subject: RE: IDS: Hybrid IDS


> Archive: http://msgs.securepoint.com/ids
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> Hi2all
>
> Copied and pasted from the provided link:
> "Zone Labs has revolutionized personal Internet security with ZoneAlarm,
> which is free for personal and non-profit use"
> Also you can take a look at ...
> http://www.zonelabs.com/zafreedownload.htm
>
> And also i beleave this will take you to your free copy:
http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/downloading.html?Disp
>
Category=Internet&DispSubcategory=Internet+Tools&DispTitle=ZoneAlarm&refresh
>
_url=ftp%3A%2F%2Fzdftp%2Ezdnet%2Ecom%2Fpub%2Fprivate%2FsWlIB%2Finternet%2Fin
>
ternet%5Ftools%2Fzonalarm%2Eexe&Fcode=0015P7&Category=internet&Subcategory=i
> nternet%5Ftools&b=zonealarm
>
> What is not free is the new ZoneAlarm Pro, not the ZoneAlarm 2.1 witch is
> still free for personal and non-profit use.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Fernando Martins
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mht () clark net [SMTP:mht () clark net]
> > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 4:39 PM
> > To: Martins, Fernando (Lisbon); ids () uow edu au
> > Subject: RE: IDS: Hybrid IDS
> >
> > Actually ZoneLabs is no longer free..
> >
> > Please see http://www.zonelabs.com/pressvpsales.htm
> >
> > At 11:02 AM 9/8/00 +0200, Martins, Fernando (Lisbon) wrote:
> > > Archive: http://msgs.securepoint.com/ids
> > > FAQ: http://www.ticm.com/kb/faq/idsfaq.html
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> > > Hi2all,
> > >
> > > John, if 148k packets/second are not enough, try 300k ... this is a
kind
> > of
> > > test that i wonder why somebody must said at Defcon "hit me, i can
handle
> > it
> > > ...", or something like it. Or Defcon is not what i think it is, or
> > people
> > > motivation for tests are too low ... but i never been at Defcon so may
be
> > > i'm wrong.
> > >
> > > Mark, if you want to test your IDS without even have to go to Defcon,
> > pick a
> > > big IRC network, create a # for your IDS support on-line, and tell to #
> > > operators to go to some nasty other #'s, and say 'hit me, i can handle
it
> > > ...", or something like it.
> > >
> > > While i was trying to help Signal9 at Undernet in same kind of tests
for
> > > their ConSeal Firewall, i had not ever the need for challenging nobody,
> > > since 'challengers' were allways around, and i was there almost 24/7
for
> > > their amusement. And beleave me ... one day, if 300k were not enough,
> > > somebody will use more then that and 'something' will crash ... just a
> > > guess, but with luck you can get an 'hybrid' crash eheheh (i luv
English
> > > classes here!!).
> > >
> > > I was betatesting BlackICE, but during the trial period i didn't have
the
> > > time for real tests. Also, i wonder why it stops working before the
trial
> > > period was over ... Without time and without the trial version i had
stop
> > > what i probably not even started, at least for real. I have not the
time
> > as
> > > i use to, for this kind of things (like working for free while others
> > > getting the money), but i can give a try if Xmas arrive in September
this
> > > year and i got a BlackICE copy for free =;o)
> > >
> > > And Mark, about Zonelabs market place, yours will never be the same,
> > since
> > > Zonelabs have other commercial politic for home users, it's free,
> > remember?
> > > Kind Regards,
> > > Fernando Martins
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: John S Flowers [SMTP:jflowers () hiverworld com]
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 12:29 AM
> > > > To:   mark.teicher () networkice com
> > > > Cc:   FOCUS-IDS () securityfocus com; ids () uow edu au
> > > > Subject:      Re: IDS: Hybrid IDS
> > > >
> > > > Archive: http://msgs.securepoint.com/ids
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> > > > ---
> > > > Mark,
> > > >
> > > > I've had a message into Robert Graham and cc'd other persons for the
> > > > last 2 weeks or so.  I've sent numerous messages commenting on the
> > > > challenge and even replied to the document entitled "jolt2" that was
> > > > sent by Robert to myself and others.
> > > >
> > > > In reference to the document -
http://www.robertgraham.com/op-ed/jolt2
> > > > -- On August 24th I said, "I like what you've written (jolt2) and
> > think
> > > > you should publish it."
> > > >
> > > > I believe that the claims made by Robert Graham are so outrageous
that
> > > > there's no real need to even validate them (see the link above, if
> > it's
> > > > even active).  I'm sure that everyone will see this to be the case
if
> > > > this document actually makes it to the public.
> > > >
> > > > Otherwise, I'm more than happy to actually run a real test against
> > your
> > > > IDS and see if it can sustain 148,800 packets per second and provide
> > > > alerting/counting on the attack.
> > > >
> > > > This was the original claim made by Robert to the crowd at Defcon
and
> > to
> > > > the IDS list a while ago (i.e. not the single packet against an
> > invalid
> > > > IP address that is mentioned in this document).  This is the claim
> > that
> > > > I believe Robert should stick to, not the "jolt2 test" in the
document
> > > > at the link above.
> > > >
> > > > I've not yet received a copy of BlackICE for the purpose of this
real
> > > > world test and I haven't heard from Robert since Aug 24th (2 weeks
> > ago).
> > > > For the record -- I've been seriously busy, but I HAVE kept in touch
> > > > with Network ICE and Robert Graham since this claim was made.  So
the
> > > > accusation that "no one has heard from Hiverworld since" is
completely
> > > > misleading.
> > > >
> > > > "Teicher, Mark" wrote:
> > > > > At 10:02 AM 9/7/00 -0400, Marcus J. Ranum wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > One place where the personall firewall / IDS hybrids present an
> > > > > > interesting challenge to clarity is in performance marketing.
> > > > > > Since they're operating at a packet level (sort of) an
unscrupulous
> > > > > > vendor (hi! you know who you are!) could claim their performance
> > > > > > figures in terms of packets processed/second. So the vendor could
> > > > > > say "in recent tests, our network IDS handled 10,000,000,000
> > > > > > packets/second!!" without mentioning clearly that this was
> > > > > > accomplished using a single host on a switch, but the host was
> > > > > > only looking for attacks directed at itself... Such claims have
> > > > > > already been made - clearly deceptive, but there you have it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Whoa, wait a minute here, Network ICE accepted the challenge from
> > > > > Hiverworld at DefCon, and Network ICE was ready,  No one has heard
> > from
> > > > > HiverWorld since.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ah yes, Marketing, blame NAI, Symantec and Zonelabs for
re-defining
> > the
> > > > > market space or in other words segmenting a very infant market
> > space.
> > > > So
> > > > > every vendor is attempting fit into as many market spaces as it
can,
> > in
> > > > > order to get the largest customer base.
> > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there a clear cut definition out there somewhere?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You're asking if marketing respects technical language? <giggle>
> > > > > > I wish...  :(  We went through the same kind of nonsense early
> > > > > > on in the firewall days - proxy firewalls, stateful turbo
> > > > > > multi-whomping packet examination, etc, etc. Eventually terms
> > > > > > settle down when the marketing folks find a set of features
> > > > > > they can tout that don't cause people to break out in belly
> > > > > > laughter whenever they use it.n
> > > > >
> > > > > I tend to agree with MJR on this space, the marketing type firms
out
> > > > there
> > > > > don't really understand the space or the techie geekie stuff that
> > some
> > > > of
> > > > > us utter to them.  The tend to grab onto the first one or two
blurbs
> > of
> > > > > techie talk and that what they stick with.  You try to explain
them
> > the
> > > > > different between packet grepping and protocol decode, they get
all
> > > > glossy
> > > > > eyed and almost fall over from boredom.  The marketing type people
> > > > layman
> > > > > explanations that some of us can never get across to them without
> > > > bursting
> > > > > out laughing.. :)
> > > > >
> > > > > /mark
> > > > >
> > > > > > mjr.
> > > > > > -----
> > > > > > Marcus J. Ranum
> > > > > > Chief Technology Officer, Network Flight Recorder, Inc.
> > > > > > Work:                  http://www.nfr.net
> > > > > > Personal:              http://www.ranum.com
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > John S Flowers                <jflowers () hiverworld com>
> > > > Chief Scientist              http://www.hiverworld.com
> > > > 510.848.0740 x 724 [Office]         510.841.2447 [Fax]


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