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Tools To Squash the Botnets

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the squish-squish-little-bugs dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "This is the intention of Paul Barford, a computer scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He wants to build a new line of defense against malicious traffic which has become today a billion-dollar 'shadow industry.' As one of 'the most menacing aspects of botnets is that they can go largely undetected' by a PC owner, he developed a new computer security technique for detecting network intrusions. His system has a 99.9% detection rate of malicious signatures, roughly equivalent to some of the best commercial systems. But it has zero false positives when commercial systems have high numbers. This new system could soon be available commercially."

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  1. Re:I don't see that. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I couldn't RTFA. The Slashdot zombie army killed the site.

  2. Re:Not only that, but there are NO details. by skoaldipper · · Score: 5, Funny
    A huckster in our midst? Let's see.

    "Botnets represent a convergence of all of the other threats that have existed for some time,"
    Scared of rickets? You, sir. Step right up here.

    One of the most menacing aspects of botnets is that they can go largely undetected by the owner of a personal computer.
    Folks, you might not feel sick today, but that's no guarantee you won't feel sick tomorrow.

    Nemean is based on four distinct patents that are either filed or are in process with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
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    The innovation with Nemean is a method to automatically generate intrusion signatures, making the detection process faster and more precise.
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    "The technology we're developing here really has the potential to transform the face of network security,"
    this age-defying, mystifying, wiz bang fandangle will cure everything from flakey skin to original sin.

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    --
    I hope, when they die, cartoon characters have to answer for their sins.