On Apr 14, 2:26 am, mak <m...@nospam.com> wrote:
> Techie24Chick wrote:
> > On Apr 12, 9:14 am, Techie24Chick <techie24ch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> This is so cool. You know what is funny? This info came into my email
> >> box on April fools day. At first, I thought Sophos was trying to pull
> >> a funny. Not! Check it out!
>
> >> New Sophos facial recognition technology uses webcams to stop hackers
> >> and virus writers in their tracks
> >> ----
> >> Today, April 1, Sophos announced its new RAPIL (Recognition and
> >> Analysis of Potentially Intruding Lifeforms) system which is able to
> >> produce a real-time forensic analysis of facial features using
> >> webcams, to assess the facial characteristics of computer users, and
> >> cross-references them against features typically found in
> >> cybercriminals. The ability to stop hackers before they even get a
> >> chance to write their malware, let alone spread it, is a breakthrough
> >> in the fight against cybercrime. Keep reading for more on the RAPIL
> >> beta and how you can help the fight against malware.
>
> >>http://www.sophos.com/news/2008/04/rapil.html
>
> > Actually... if you read the article it was a big funny. How about
> > that? Logic was telling me it was a joke.... Go see...
>
> I don't have to read it, the product name RAPIL is enough - 'course it's an april 1st joke
>
> M

O'Cmon.. it was cute. Even Sophos has a little fun. ;-)