The age of the Hackbot is growing near
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 04/22/2015 04:40 AM
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the US military's research arm, believes it could make software that hacks other software, finds bugs, and fixes it quicker than human hackers could.
Mike Walker, a program manager at DARPA, said last year: "I believe the world series of hacking will soon be won by a machine."
Walker was referring to the famed hacking competition known as “capture the flag,” where hackers compete trying to break into or defend systems.
DefCon will be held in 2016, but initial competition to pare down the competition to seven entrants will be held on June 3rd.
The inherent advantage of machines, obviously, is that they never sleep, and that they can perform more calculations per second than humans.
Walker said: "The only effective approach to defending against today’s ever-increasing volume and diversity of attacks is to shift to fully automated systems capable of discovering and neutralizing attacks instantly."
Source: Motherboard
Mike Walker, a program manager at DARPA, said last year: "I believe the world series of hacking will soon be won by a machine."Walker was referring to the famed hacking competition known as “capture the flag,” where hackers compete trying to break into or defend systems.
DefCon will be held in 2016, but initial competition to pare down the competition to seven entrants will be held on June 3rd.
The inherent advantage of machines, obviously, is that they never sleep, and that they can perform more calculations per second than humans.
Walker said: "The only effective approach to defending against today’s ever-increasing volume and diversity of attacks is to shift to fully automated systems capable of discovering and neutralizing attacks instantly."
Source: Motherboard
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