[Dailydave] FireEye tech becomes Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology

[Andreas Lindh]

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So the DHS has certified FireEye's products as "Qualified
Anti-Terrorism Technology", which in short means that if you get
breached and the attack is considered an act of terrorism, it's not
your fault. This is interesting for a couple of reasons, perhaps
mainly because FE's products are not exactly known to be bullet proof
(see for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vh2s9Pui0E), but
also for the pure ridiculousness of the whole affair.

http://www.csoonline.com/article/2916649/disaster-recovery/fireeye-custo
mers-get-liability-shield-thanks-to-safety-act.html


The way I see it, this development is likely to lead to a couple of
things:

1. Everyone who gets breached and that has a FireEye box will cry "ACT
OF TERRORISM", which of course is exactly what the world needs.

2. FireEye will make a *lot* of money.

3. Terrorists won't care.

Thoughts?

Andreas


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