| From: | Wolfchild nathan.olsen@*******.msus.edu |
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| Subject: | More SR Tech Today |
| Date: | Fri, 20 Aug 1999 15:56:55 -0500 (CDT) |
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Published Friday, August 20, 1999
Hacker-hunting software
The Internet is a two-way street. Even as one lane is used for
browsing the Web and sending e-mail using a modem, the other is a
route for hackers to invade home and office computers.
In the past, only companies with deep pockets could afford
anti-hacker software -- but the growth of small companies and home
users has meant a growth in susceptible systems. BlackIce, a new
anti-hacker system from San Mateo-based Network Ice, sells for
around $37 per computer, which is affordable for small-and
medium-sized businesses as well as home users. Home and
business versions of the software can be downloaded at the
company's Web site at http://www.networkice.com .
While the hacker is attacking a computer, BlackIce automatically
traces the hacker back to the source and displays the information to
the computer user. In comparison, traditional hunts for hackers,
because of a quirk in the Internet protocol, require manual searches
through computer log records once the hacker is long gone.
Traditionally, networks dedicate one computer to watch all the
incoming data for all the computers. However, dedicated computers
cannot go out and hunt for culprits. BlackIce breaks up the system
by having each computer monitor itself, which allows it
simultaneously to trace perpetrators.
-- New York Times
Copyright 1999 Star Tribune. All rights reserved.
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