Update: I called Laurence Wood again Thursday asking for the promised details on their product. He immediately got defensive, almost hostile. He again whined about how busy they've been responding to media requests and getting ready for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association's TechNet show June 9-11 at the D.C. Convention Center. Maybe I should have told him I was a free-lance writer (it could happen)? I tried for the sympathy vote by telling him I owed an answer to my boss and I'd was expected to come through this week because that was what Wood promised me last week. Didn't work. I tried to get a commitment on when he'd provide details and couldn't nail him down. I note that neither Wood's "FutureVision Group" nor "Network Waffen Und Munistionsfabriken Group" are listed as exhibitors in the 32-page tabloid I've received from AFCEA on the TechNet show, although Wood is listed as a panelist for the "Network-Centric Information Infrastructure Track." Other correspondents have pointed out that "Munistionsfabriken" is misspelled in German, but I can't tell if that was Signal Magazine's fault or FutureVision's because FVG.COM has removed some pages and links that were there last week. Tonight I received word that George Smith from Crypt Newsletter has had more success tracing some details down though Signal Magazine, who it seems are less than satisfied with the outcome from their story. Crypt Newsletter is at: http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~crypt/ A colleague was quoted there saying what most have been thinking: AFCEA member and Computer Virus Myths webmaster, Rob Rosenberger, who is no stranger to Crypt Newsletter pages, wrote "I couldn't believe it when the May issue arrived." It was, he wrote, "absolute bullshit." Turns out most of the basis to the story rose from FutureVision helping *one* other company with *one* disgruntled former employee and *one* sendmail problem. This could have been a case study on social engineering, make fantastic claims and see who gets sucked in. Seems it's more likely just to be fantastic (root=fantasy) claims. Regards, Dave Kennedy CISSP International Computer Security Assoc http://www.ncsa.com Protect what you connect. Look both ways before crossing the Net.
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