NIST Studies Virus, DDoS Effect On Grids

Ben writes "Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have launched a new campaign to study the effect of viruses and denial of services attacks on grid computing systems. Specifically, they're developing models to establish vulnerability and find ways of fixing problems. But a grid's very strength -- its distibuted nature -- makes it vulnerable, indeed, they're finding. (Via Science Blog)"

Comments

Isolation

[Anonymous Coward]

Hmm, I've never seen any serious computing grids that are open to outside networks or that run windows.

I think its common wisdom to isolate grids from the internet and other potentially hostile networks.