Data defenders: Researchers try to ward off increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 16:21
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cyber attackers were busy last year. In July, a coordinated "denial of service" assault was launched on computers at the White House, Federal Trade Commission and departments of Treasury, Transportation and State, as well as the New York Stock Exchange and The Washington Post. The attack did little damage.