COMPUTING RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK [May 4 - 11, 2012]
Hyperspeed Signaling
Imagine if a network administrator had powers like the superhero Flash-perceived invisibility, omnipresence and superior surveillance and reconnaissance abilities-that would enable the administrator to send early warnings of threats and trigger mitigation efforts before malicious traffic reaches its target.
University of Tulsa researchers have developed a method to handle cyber-attacks on crucial infrastructure, such as electricity grids, water utilities, and banking networks. The method involves an algorithm that sends hyper-speed signals ahead of a malicious attack in order to mobilize defenses. "Slowing the malicious traffic by just a few milliseconds will let the hyper-speed commands activate sophisticated network-defense mechanisms," says Tulsa researcher Sujeet Shenoi. However, hyper-speed signaling is only as effective as its threat sensors. Dartmouth College researcher Jason Reeves has developed a way for infrastructure to effectively monitor itself. The software monitors a program that mediates between the software on one side and the processor and memory on the other.
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Source: newscientist.com
Researchers:
Sujeet Shenoi (The University of Tulsa)
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