Tuesday, December 04, 2007

DARPA Seeks 'Network Firing Ranges' for Cyber Weaponry

Lewis Page writes on The Register:

DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Project Agency), the Pentagon battle-boffins who would rather bet on a long shot than eat their dinners, are looking for the computer-net equivalent of a firing range or exercise training area [MS Word document details here].

The proposed "cyber network ranges" would be used to test revolutionary new cyber tactics and combat warez in the same way that meatspace firing ranges and test facilities are used to try out missiles and bombs.

More here.

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