Dartmouth launches network protection study

A team of Dartmouth scientists is preparing to launch a project that examines the campus wireless computer traffic in an effort to learn how the network is used and how to best maintain its safety measure. The project is called the Dartmouth Web defense Testbed, or DIST. “Our campus environment is the perfect place for that project considering we can examine live network activity at scale and in

real date,” says David Kotz, professor of computer science and the principal investigator on the DIST initiative. “We’ve worked in laboratory settings with controlled parameters; now it’s moment for a live, real-world tryout. For organizations that depend on their wireless networks, like we do, that research should prove invaluable.” Kotz is working closely with Dartmouth’s Peter Kiewit Computing Services office……..

Orginal post by Computer blog from technology-blog.com

Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Netvouz
  • DZone
  • ThisNext
  • MisterWong
  • Wists
  • BlinkList
  • IndianPad
  • PlugIM
  • Reddit
  • Slashdot
  • StumbleUpon
  • Fark
  • Spurl
Related Articles
  • TSA Launches Blog for Complaints About Security
  • Study Secretly Tracks Cell-Phone Users Outside U.S.
  • UK Student Facebook Users Login During Class
  • U.S. Military Used Fake Chinese Networking - FBI
  • Gamers More Social than Non-Gamers — Study
  • No comments yet. Be the first.

    Leave a reply