| The current (passive) methodology in providing computer security has in all essence, failed. Networks grow, computer performance increases, and bandwidth expands, but computer security is neglected of its share of attention. The consequences of this neglect have led to the rise of system and network penetrations, which have caused interruptions in electronic commerce, disclosure of personal information, and loss or corruption of data. There have been a number of products and services that aim to provide computer security, all of which have had minimal to no success.; It is believed that the effective approach to providing computer security is not by product but by process [2]. These processes are believed to heavily depend on three factors: the environment in which these systems exist, time, and response. The main focus will be on the time and the (offensive) response to a Denial-of-Service (DoS). The design of this Emergency Pulse Packet (EPP) System is to immediately detect such an attack, initiate defensive counter-measures (in the attacked network system) and alert the attacking system of the attack. Such a series of events would prevent any loss of data integrity or the loss of resource availability. |
