Feds Kill Check Point's Sourcefire Bid

Caffeinated Geek writes to tell us The Register is reporting that Check Point Software has removed their bid to buyout rival software company Sourcefire following objections from the FBI and the Pentagon to the Treasury's Committee on Foreign Investments. From the article: "Federal agency objections to the security software tie-up center on the implementation of Sourcefire's anti-intrusion software 'Snort' by the Bureau and Department of Defense, AP reports. In private meetings between the panel and Check Point, FBI and Pentagon officials took exception to letting foreigners acquire the sensitive technology."

Re:Not about the technology per se

[pickyouupatnine]

If he said anymore, he'd have to KILL US ALL!!!!!

Re:irrational fear?

[morgan_greywolf]

Oh, my! Snort is open source? But Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer both said that open source software is insecure!

I had no idea! We're going to have stop using Snort immediately!

-- The FBI

Re:Why does the media always get these things wron

[DJCacophony]

"Hello? Tech support in north korea? I have a problem with this encryption that is not exportable outside the us, and..."

Yet again.

[Anonymous Coward]

I work for the gubment, and I can tell you.
There is the hugest need for assh()le to elbow road maps here.

Geesh, what's next, Exporting Knoppix will be illegal?

Re:Why does the media always get these things wron

[IAmTheDave]

Yes... security... stop the sale. But AT&T, SBC, MCI - you guys go ahead and buy each other up all you want. Monopoly good. But WHOA - you're putzing with some OSS stuff we use! Bad company! NO PURCHASE FOR YOU!

Great for Sourcefire

[Kludge]

This will great for the value of Sourcefire. Image if the Feds said that your company was too valuable to them to sell to a foreign country. Woot! That will be several hundred million extra, please.