Thwarting attacks with genetically-inspired computer configuration systems | 21st Century Innovative Technologies and Developments as also discoveries, curiosity ( insolite)... | Scoop.it
In creating an algorithm that searches for and implements more secure computer configurations, computer science associate professor Errin Fulp and graduate student Michael Crouse from the Wake Forest University in North Carolina have been inspired by genetics.

 

"Just as one might try to prevent a home robbery, our goal is to create a 'moving target defense' that detects cyber threats when they first case the house. If we can automatically change the landscape by adding the technological equivalent of security cameras or additional lighting, the resulting uncertainty will lower the risk of attack," he pointed out.