UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COMPUTER SCIENTISTS ADDRESS CYBERSECURITY
University of Utah computer scientists have developed
software that not only detects and eradicates never-before-seen viruses and
other malware, but also automatically repairs damage caused by them. The
software then prevents the invader from ever infecting the computer again.
A3 is a software suite that works with a virtual machine – a
virtual computer that emulates the operations of a computer without dedicated
hardware. The A3 software is designed to watch over the virtual machine’s
operating system and applications, says Eric Eide, University of Utah research
assistant professor of computer science leading the university’s A3 team with U
computer science associate professor John Regehr. A3 is designed to protect
servers or similar business-grade computers that run on the Linux operating
system. It also has been demonstrated to protect military applications