A better way to detect threats on Computers developed

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Computer scientists have now developed a technique that will automatically allow one computer in a virtual network to monitor another for intrusions, viruses or anything else that could cause a computer to malfunction. This sounds interesting especially with the advancement of cloud computing that is taking root today.

The technique has been named "space travel" because it sends computer data to a world outside its home, and bridges the gap between computer hardware and software systems.

Space travel was presented at the most recent IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy. Dr. Zhiquian Lin, the research team's leader and an assistant professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, developed this with Yangchun Fu, a research assistant in computer science.

This technique is likely going to change the daily practice for many services offered virtually for cloud providers and data centers today.










ref:sciencedaily