Internet SecurityTaking the sting out of computer virusesA world without computer viruses may never become a reality but research being conducted at Bond University’s Software Assurance Centre could well take the sting out of their tail. Professor Paddy Krishnan is currently working on IT programming that will prevent viruses from executing when they infiltrate a computer system. “Internet and intranet security is a key issue for businesses and organisations in the 21st century,” said Professor Krishnan. “As hacking and spy programs become more and more sophisticated, we need to counteract the potential threats they pose by ensuring our security systems are always one step ahead. “The virus scan programs we use now look for certain patterns and stop those files from entering the system. “As we know, hackers are developing new viruses every day that can get into the system well before the scan programs have been updated with those new syntactical characteristics. “The security framework we are developing will protect systems by preventing any viruses from executing even if they have been downloaded accidentally.” Working extensively in the area of IT security verification and policies, Dr Krishnan’s research is also investigating the concept of ‘intelligent’ documents that will allow IT managers to dictate who can access the document, who can modify it, who can email it and who it can be emailed to especially in the context of web based systems. Key Project Team Members- Professor Paddy Krishnan - Bond University
- Aditya Agrawal - Bond University
- Shane Bracher - Bond University
- Kevin Wang - Bond University
- Dr Phil Stocks - Bond University
- Dr Jorge Cuellar - Siemens Research, Germany
- Dr Kelvin Ross - KJ Ross & Associates
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