New proactive approach and funding will seek to thwart attacks before they begin.
According to University of Texas – Dallas computer scientist, Kevin Hamlen, the future of computer security will not simply be to analyze threats by form and appearance, but also by anticipation of their actions.
The National Science Foundation has begun a 5-year, $500,000k project to do just that.
“Results from the research will lead to powerful new strategies, concepts and practical tools that give defenders a significant new advantage in the virus-antivirus arms race,” he said.
The new approach will still include pattern recognition, but the second part of the equation – anticipating the future – will get a lot of the attention. It will work by deploying algorithms that watch the suspicious code as it begins to spread, and instantly engage it as soon as evidence of impending harm becomes obvious.
“The scale of the malware problem demands such innovative tactics”, he said.
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