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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. omg2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oups ! Adolf Hitroll did it again ?

  2. Hack This! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Frost Piss

  3. w00t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP?

  4. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wait ... what?

  5. Planned this for a while by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They've been planning this for a while, but only just received the funding to implement. An overview of the previous ideas and potential implementations is available from WildPuma Technologies, Inc., one of the collaborators in this project.

    1. Re:Planned this for a while by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Nice link, thanks!

  6. Is it me... by laslo2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...or is that the *shortest* article I've ever read? Sheesh, the copyright is almost longer than the content.

    OK, I'm trolling. Get over it. ;)

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    Karma only matters to me now and zen.
  7. Re:Model Porn? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As in Lego^wBlock Structure Porn?

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  9. Nice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I was expecting goatse...what a pleasant surprise!