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An Anti-DoS Tool That Returns Fire

An anonymous reader submits "Security company Symbiot is about to launch a product that can help companies fight back during a DDoS or hacker attack by launching their own counter offensive. A ZDNet UK story quotes security "experts" questioning the legality of such a product and asking how it will will avoid being fooled by hijacked PCs and spoofed IP addresses..."

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  1. duh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    sounds pretty stupid...

    are you sure George Bush is not running this company?

  2. Truly clueless by nokilli · · Score: 0, Troll

    One has to wonder if these people are AOL users. (although in fairness, Symbiot and Idiot are similarly spelled, it's not like they don't warn you up front.)

  3. sponTg3 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    has 8un faster

  4. Re:Friendly fire. by swanky · · Score: 0, Troll

    Texas company---go figure! Does their cowboy mentality of "proportional retaliation" take into account the thousands of zombie pc's out there? (Of course, I haven't fully read the whitepaper so hold the flaming please!)

    Thx u.

  5. Re:Friendly fire. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well, Canada, why don't you go off and play with your mad cows,

    Because we slaughtered them all, dumb ass. I imagine you're upset about this because you can't fill your quota of 6 greasy cheeseburgers/day.

    inability to pronounce "about" correctly,

    You're right...the American version, "Uh-ba-out" is much better.

    red flannel shirts and hats with ear flaps,

    This doesn't really need defending. Both are not only fashionable, but practical.

    stupid coins that never work in out vending machines,

    It's not our fault that your vending machines are ancient.

    perpetually drunken 18-year-olds,

    I recommend you fire up Kazaa and download a couple 'Girls gone wild' videos and see where those folks are from.

    horrid comedy personalities,

    John Candy, Mike Myers, Martin Short, and Jim Carrey all seemed to do quite well on your country's 'Saturday Night Live' program, not to mention in movies. Rick Mercer even goes down to the US occasionally in his 'Talking to Americans' segment to show just how ignorant you people can be....now THAT'S comedy.

    automatic tax on blank media,

    Yep, that sucks.

    invisible and powerless prime minister,

    You're one of the few (of thousands) of Americans who seem to actually know that we don't have a 'President'. Go to the head of the class.

    and hissy fits over French VS. English?

    I think what you're trying to say is that you feel inferior because you can't speak 2 languages. Just remember, you'll always have 'ebonics', and that has to count for something, right ?

  6. Re:Friendly fire. by Mulletproof · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yes, gotta love that first strike mentality the US employed 9/11. it was so effective that it brought both buildings down... Oh, wait...

    But somehow he isn't a troll.

    --
    You need a FREE iPod Nano
  7. MOD PARENT DOWN!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    IMPERSONATION!

    robslimo?

    Will the real roblimo please stand up?

    Come on mods! Pay attention!!