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KGB-Backed Invicta Networks Claims Ultimate Security Solutions Amid Debate

Calendar Jun 19, 2001 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A security firm headed by a former KGB agent has come under fire for claims its forthcoming products provide the ultimate solution to computer security problems. Invicta Networks, is developing security products that attempt to foil cracking attacks by using constantly . . . A security firm headed by a former KGB agent has come under fire for claims its forthcoming products provide the ultimate solution to computer security problems. Invicta Networks, is developing security products that attempt to foil cracking attacks by using constantly changing IP addresses, which it claims "has the ability to cloak entire computer networks with a shield that makes them invisible and impossible to hack".

According to Invicta (which is Latin for unconquered), this means its hardware system protects against both external and internal hackers as well as denial of service attacks and computer viruses.

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