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US Gov't Offers Huge Prize For Best Security Tool

The US government says it will pay $2 million to the winner of a network security contest. The winning system will have to be so advanced that it can spot and fix problems before any human can even think of exploiting them. The contest is the work ... of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a government agency that works on technology for military purposes. Previously it has run some outlandish projects, such as exploring the way flying snakes stay airborne and developing a robot that can outrun Olympic champion Usain Bolt. Now, it's unveiled the Cyber Grand Challenge, which ... (view more)

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