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Pentagon to Develop Computer System to Prevent Another Wikileaks
Published on 19 Dec, 2011 at 16:46 in Industry News | Viewed 25 times | No Comments
The Pentagon is currently working to prevent another WikiLeaks situation within the department. Wired.com recently reported a group of military funded scientists are developing a sophisticated computer system that can scan and interpret every key stroke, log-in and uploaded files over the Pentagon’s networks.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded about $9 million…
DARPA-SAIC Program Aims to Combat Insiders by Tracking Online Activity
Published on 17 Nov, 2011 at 15:08 in Cyber | Viewed 34 times | No Comments
A research project led by SAIC Inc. is working on a program for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that can detect suspicious online behavior before an insider creates chaos, according to a report from Defense Systems.
The Anomaly Detection at Multiple Scales program seeks to create, adapt and apply…
Blocking Drive-By Downloads
Published on 24 Feb, 2010 at 11:10 in Cloud | Viewed 463 times | No Comments
Researchers from Georgia Tech and SRI International are set to release a new technology that would block ‘drive-by’ downloads. The free tool, called BLADE (Block All Drive-By Download Exploits), blocks any downloads not initiated by the user.
Drive-by downloads are when a user visits an infected website and malicious software is automatically downloaded onto the victims computer.
“When your browser is presented with an for download, it’s supposed…
