U.S. Government Build Virtual Field Shots

GOVERNMENT United States (U.S.) to build a scale model of the Internet to test thecyber war. Projects that spend millions of dollars it is called a virtual firing range.

The U.S. government can do a simulation of cyber attacks and creating a system ofprotection against such attacks. Defence agent platform that made ​​the AdvanceResearch Projects Agency (DARPA) that allows the U.S. government to test their defenses against cyber attacks without causing havoc in the real world online.

Eric Mazzacone DARPA spokeswoman said the U.S. government can complete the test within days. The project is currently in the stage of conception with defensecontractor Lockheed Martin who had been a victim of cyber criminals.

The American government has recently allocated funds amounting to U.S. $ 500 million(Rp 4, 4 billion) to develop cyber technologies. The funds are taken from the defensebudget. Currently, the U.S. government classifies cyber attacks as an act of war. A littlehistory about DARPA. Agent researchers turned out to be an Internet pioneer in the 1960s. (Techradar / * / OL-14)


source : http://www.mediaindonesia.com/mediagadget/index.php/read/2011/06/19/1788/1/Pemerintah-AS-Bangun-Lapangan-Tembakan-Virtual

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