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Immunization strategy works for both humans AND computers

physorg.com — Researchers have developed a new immunization strategy that could be used to prevent the spread of both human epidemics and computer viruses, and it applies to a wide variety of "networks". It uses 50% less "doses", significantly reducing time and cost.

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  • steve9924, on 08/18/2008, -2/+31Oh man... I couldn't imagine using the piece of crap Norton Antivirus on my body... imagine the mess?

    • netuserx, on 08/18/2008, -0/+6you will be doing everything with slow motions trust me, why don't you try kasperSky ?
    • ferrariman60, on 08/19/2008, -0/+4Yeah, you'd be slow in everything you do, then you'd get sick. You'd feel horrible. Then, Norton would say "You're Sick!! Let me fix that!"

      ......

      After a long time of waiting, it would come back and say "Well, I tried, but I couldn't get rid of your illness. Sorry!"

      Then you'd cry and go to bed until it went away.
      • Lionhart, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3No Norton would come back and say, "Your subscription has expired, please give us money or you stay sick."
    • EricAnderton, on 08/19/2008, -0/+4Me: Steve, you don't look so good today; in fact, you're kind of sluggish.
      Steve: ...
      Steve: ...
      Steve: Sorry, that's the medicine. My doctor put me on Norton.
      Me: Well, at least you're immune to all kinds of stuff now, right?
      Steve: ...
      Steve: Um, yea. Where's the bathroom again?
    • mr.gates, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3They will promise immunization and ED you will get the ED.
  • jimmaculate, on 08/18/2008, -1/+14Interesting way to manage computer viruses.
    • gn0stik, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1Agreed, so... how long till I can have my CPU cycles back?
  • mcfara, on 08/18/2008, -3/+11Wow, fascinating stuff! Will be interesting to see if/when EGP will be used in real world situations.
  • lovemorgul, on 08/18/2008, -3/+10Thank for making this valuable information available to the public.
  • trickyt, on 08/18/2008, -3/+9"The EGP method had similar advantages in fragmenting a network of high energy particle physics citations (23% fewer doses)" New and improved ED treatment! Now fragmenting the network of large hadrons formed in the Large Hardon Collider 23% faster!
  • t4stringer, on 08/19/2008, -1/+7hmm cool stuff here
  • fudged71, on 08/19/2008, -1/+7great post. thanks
  • louiebaur, on 08/19/2008, -1/+5AWESOME!
  • dildoolielly, on 08/19/2008, -10/+4Now if we could just ban those pesky Bibles.

    Just for a few years.

    Just look at all the book burning Christians have done,

    its only fair!
  • moviscop, on 08/19/2008, -0/+9McAfee: BodyWall

    $19.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME!

    (does not contain pass for hospital visit for implementation)
    • lovebane, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3crap, I pirated my version off torrents... how do i crack my dna sequence to enable my license?.
  • jdubdub, on 08/19/2008, -4/+1Mentions fragmentation algorithms and applying computer solutions to people problems ... but nothing on computer viruses! Bad title + summary.
  • PennFarmer, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3The biggest problem with this is that humans are far more difficult to keep in non-connecting clusters than computers are.
    • EricAnderton, on 08/19/2008, -0/+2Exactly. The article mentions clustering workplaces via spousal relationships, but completely fails to mention how working parents (with school-age children) fit into the equation.

      I'd love to hear what the CDC thinks of this research. IMO, this technique more or less breaks down to singletons with office jobs not needing to get inoculated for anything, since they're not coming into contact with anyone.
    • jabelar, on 08/19/2008, -0/+0Yeah, this seems great for a perfectly known network (e.g. computers), but not very useful for humans. What about all the different "clusters" people belong to -- the teams they belong to, the stores they shop at, the schools the kids go to, etc.
    • VitriolAndAngst, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1So does this mean "smaller class sizes" in schools?

      I suppose this is a good excuse to get more funding.
  • sedaghatfar, on 08/19/2008, -3/+5this doesn't effect me, I run Linux
    • svensko, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3Agreed 100%. It's just a matter of time before they can put my brain in a robot and I can run 26.2.6 on me.
    • stevehanler, on 08/19/2008, -1/+1You mean affect? Effect is a noun, affect is the verb.
  • chrisinsocalif, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3So....do I get immunized through a USB connection?
  • GiJoeBob, on 08/19/2008, -2/+7Insert smug Mac user argument here.
  • abaybas, on 08/19/2008, -0/+2This article is way over my head. Can someone explain it in layman's terms?
    How do you immunize against a computer virus? Do they mean like a windows patch?
    So they found an optimal way to identify which nodes on a computer network to "patch" to best fight an infection? (and they can use this to fight an epidemic in the real world?)
    Anyone with a better idea what this article is saying, care to enlighten? Thanks.
  • cubicledrone, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3"The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."

    -- Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott
  • invinciblechunk, on 08/19/2008, -0/+5What a load of crap. You don't "immunize" a computer using a scarce number of "immunization doses". Title misleading to gain click share.
    • steve9924, on 08/19/2008, -1/+1Yes, you do. You install anti-virus software on select computers or network devices instead of having to ìmmunize`ALL of them. It`s a strategy that is used to save time & money.
      • smurfsahoy, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3Anti-virus software does not prevent viruses, though. It just detects them, and sometimes treats them after they've been contracted. Minor flaw in your argument...
  • dhughes, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1 Someone will say it causes Autism.
  • VitriolAndAngst, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1If I don't upgrade my flu virus inoculation, does that mean that a "Cannot guarantee this body does not spread a contagious plague" alert will keep popping up on my forehead until I pay some money?
  • DeathGod321, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1These comments suck, did the Digg Divison finally have a say in the battle?
  • madwaxer, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1lol, hope this works long enough and can be applied to spam email too.
    it'll just be a short while before new viruses coder evolve to fight back.
    better yet find a way to patch the explorer shell and DLLs with a smart unix platform insdie windows. then get everyone else onto linux distro OSs.
  • LegendaryJoey, on 08/20/2008, -0/+0This wasnt what i thought it was gonna be from the title, still an interesting concept though i dont think its gonna get anywhere in people anytime soon.
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