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...