MICHIGAN NEWS, a publication of the University of Michigan, reported
their computer science department is working on a new computer hardware design
that moves information rapidly and randomly within the system, destroying the
data occupying the previous location. "The technology works to elude attackers
from the critical information they need to construct a succcessful attack."
Todd Austin, who leads Project MORPHEUS, offered this simile: "It's like if
you're solving a Rubik's Cube and every time you blink, I rearrange it."
Austin is excited about the program, because he believes the design offers a
solution that is "future-proof." The article argues that MORPHEUS could
protect against future threats, because zero-day attacks that focus on software
vulnerabilities require fixed locations of the vulnerability and the data. Under
MORPHEUS, the locations of everything — the vulerability, the data, passwords,
everything — would constantly be changing. In such an environment, vulnerabilities
won't matter, because an attacker would not have the time or resources to exploit
them.
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