Monday, September 28, 2009

Ants inspire new computer antivirus software


"Watching how they reacted when a colony was under threat, gave programmers inspiration for a new weapon against infections known as worms and viruses.

Ants use 'swarming intelligence' to deter intruders. When one ant detects a threat, he is soon joined by many others to overwhelm their opponent.

Now the strategy is being incorporated into security software under test by a team at Wake Forest University, North Carolina, US."
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