Symbiot launches DDoS counter-strike tool

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Security company Symbiot is about to launch a product that can hit back at hackers and DDoS attacks by lashing out with its own arsenal of tricks, but experts say it may just be a bit too trigger-happy.

[blockquote]Symbiot, a Texas-based security firm, is preparing to launch a corporate defence system at the end of March that can fight back against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and hacker attacks by launching a counter-strike.[/blockquote]
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drasnor

I'd buy it. I've been waiting for this product. Scan my network and die

I think that I could have a pretty good force of deterrence if the dual Athlon, dual Pentium III, and dual Opteron get in on it together.

a jealous guy that is kicking himself for not thinking of this first wrote:

...it would be easy to hit the wrong target and even if it was the right target, there could be collateral damage: "You may be taking out grandma's computer in Birmingham that has got a 100-year-old cookie recipe that has not been backed up. The attack could also knock over a Point of Presence (PoP), so you are not only attacking the target, but also the feeds before them -- this means taking out ISPs, businesses and home users.

I'm not sorry to say that I have no sympathy for people who allow their computers to become infected with viruses that launch DDoS attacks. Likewise, I wouldn't be sorry to see the ISP of someone launching a DDoS attack fold under a DoS counterstrike. Besides, everyone knows granny keeps that 100 year old cookie recipe with the family heirlooms.

-drasnor