31 August 2011

NSF Funds Search for New Computer Virus Defense | #malware #crimeware #hackers

The battle against computer viruses is nothing less than an arms race, according to UT Dallas computer scientist Kevin Hamlen, but he may have hit on a decisive advantage: What if you could identify the enemy not just by analyzing its appearance but by anticipating its actions?

That's the idea behind a five-year, $500,000 project funded by a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation.

Results from the research will lead to powerful new strategies, concepts and practical tools that give defenders a significant new advantage in the virus-antivirus arms race," he said.

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