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If they even succeed in building a network that can adapt itself to block attacks and exploits, all that will happen is someone will develop an exploit or attack that forces the network to "adapt" into a state where it ends up causing a DOS for the devices on that network.

It will be just like that company that claimed their network was unhackable because their devices all used hardware and software that changed the IP addresses of the devices in unison, every few seconds, and could adapt to detected threats by shutting off the affected PC's so they couldn't disturb the rest of the network, etc. They claimed it unhackable, and it ended up being hacked and DOS'd in less than a day after it was put into the field. Someone find a way to identify the central device controlling the IP address changes, and simulated an attack against it, forcing it to be disconnected from the network, and resulting in a complete DOS. Yeah technology.

Posted by: tamuhockey   Posted on: 06/21/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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