Researchers have developed a smaller version of the Internet that will serve as a virtual laboratory to develop new business tools, computer programs and weapons against worms and viruses.
Researchers are developing computer systems that systems become their own security experts, adapting to threats as they unfold and staying one step ahead of the action.
Scientists concerned about the vulnerability of the Internet to failure or hacking envision a next-generation system that would use the collective power of users' computers to become more secure.
A new computer language designed to avoid unforeseen programming errors could prevent many computer security breaches, according to the US researchers behind the project.