The biology of security
By Alpha Doggs on Mon, 04/17/06 - 6:00am.What do you get when you cross biology with computer science?
A project called RISE that University of New Mexico computer science professor Stephanie Forrest says could help squelch binary code injections and other such attacks. She said the idea initially wasn't a hit with everyone, such as Intel designers who envisioned a lot more work on their end, but using open source virtual machine technology advanced the project.
She shared her scheme -- and her thoughts on the intersection between evolution, immunology and computer security -- with other security experts at a conference last week at Boston University. Read more here.
Bob Brown, bbrown@nww.com
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