Natural defences [security of data]
C. Evans-Pughe · Engineering & Technology · 2006
Researchers are harnessing biologically inspired defence strategies in the unending battle against computer viruses and malware. Various ideas are being applied to remove morphing information-stealing programmes. The software product Primary Response SafeConnect, detects malicious programmes by the actions they take, and removes them using a simple algorithm that operates as a feedback loop on a dynamically changing representation of what is going on in the system. SafeConnect observes the behaviour of programmes in real time, building up a representation of the various components and how they interact. When it discovers some pieces are malicious, it draws on its accumulated knowledge of component interactions to figure out which pieces to remove.