• Subject: RE: DSL Firewall Question (was List turnaround speed)
  • From: "Sims, Ken" <KSIMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 17:33:53 -0500

Hi Peter -

>Just to give credit where (I think) it's due, William 
>Gibson's book "Neuromancer" (science fiction) is where 
>I first heard the term ICE, as in Intrusion Countermeasures 
>Electronic, and Black ICE as a I recall had the ability 
>to mess with your mind causing lethal damage.

That's why the actual name of the product from Network ICE is not "BlackICE"
but "BlackICE Defender".

Ken
Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada, Inc.
Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of
my employer or anyone in their right mind.

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