In an effort to persuade businesses to utilize harmless computer viruses and malware for the purpose of reducing network security costs, a leading security expert has successfully developed a model for “controllable viruses.”
Dave Aitel, a security vulnerability researcher at Immunity based in New York, recently unveiled this experimental model at the Nematode research level during the Hack In The Box forum held in Malaysia. According to the researcher, in the future, “good” viruses will play a crucial role in the security strategy of organizations and businesses.
For many years, security experts have debated whether to use “good” viruses to seek out and eliminate more dangerous viruses. Some believe it is time to adopt a strategy of using poison to combat poison – developing “good” viruses that can prevent harmful viruses or patch security flaws. However, the majority of opinions still vary widely.
Aitel is among those who believe that “virus technology” can help reduce the costs that businesses invest in maintaining and securing network systems.
This expert suggests that the Nematode technology model could be applied to ISPs, government organizations, and large companies, significantly reducing costs and improving efficiency due to its simplicity.
During this forum, Aitel also shared his reasoning behind the development of good viruses.
