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UCB, USC To Build (And Hack) A Model Internet

Posted by timothy on from the smaller-scale dept.

darksoulz writes "Associated Press stories from TheKansasCityChannel.com and TheChamplainChannel.com have an interesting report today. It appears that the U.S. Government has given a $5.5 million grant to the University of California, Berkley and the University of Southern California so that they can build a model of the internet, so they can hack it. They are trying to find better defenses against hacking, without breaking the real Internet. The first phase is scheduled to be completed by February."

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  1. Good by delirium28 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    This is an intersting approach, but if they keep this a "closed system" (i.e. a hidden internet), then how much real "hacking" can they expect? Are they going to use honeypot data? Will they expose this system externally for real "hackers" to play with? Just my $0.02 worth.

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  2. Similar Project at Iowa State University by logrey · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Iowa State has a similar project funded with a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
    Iowa State Computer Security Lab