>From the "Welcome to IDS message: >When joining the list I ask you to breifly introduce yourself, to give >an outline of your interest in intrusion detection systems. Whether >you are developing an intrusion detection system, or a system >administrator or student who is currently investigating or developing >a system. Additionally you might want to express some personal ideas >that you have about what you think an intrusion detection system >ideally, should be. > My interest in IDS is as a sys adm who may be assigned to manage our orgnization's Internet connection. I expect an IDS to be a tool to provide both alerts and assurances. I'm trying to expand my knowledge in the broad field of Internet security and expect to learn something from participating (mostly lurking 8#) in this mailing list. Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. Dave ................................................................ J. David Stanton, Jr., Senior Analyst Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of the Budget Comptroller Operations, Bureau of Management Information Systems ................................................................ <jstanton@coin.state.pa.us> voice: 717-787-9320 ******************************************************************** * All opinions expressed are my own, unless otherwise noted. * * The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania does not endorse any product or * * service mentioned. * ********************************************************************