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" DARPA is taking a cue from cyperpunk\u00A0novels in a project that seeks to improve network security by giving the backend of the Internet a graphic interface. The system could help prevent intrusions by showing if someone is where they shouldn&amp;#039;t be on a network, and displaying it\u00A0in a way more comprehensible to an outsider rather than just\u00A0an analyst looking for the digital footprint of hackers. The\u00A0$125 million per\u00A0year project is called Plan X. Visualizing the network\u00A0could also help the tired eyes of cybersecurity experts poring over lines of text data. Instead, they might be able to see a visualization of a hacker breaking in, and shut it down more quickly.\u00A0Wired\u00A0previously reported that DARPA is even working on porting this system to Oculus virtual reality\u00A0units. This could be the project that makes goofy movie network interfaces into a less-goofy reality. Or the coming of Neuromancer. We prefer Neuromancer. Source: Christian Science Monitor via Popular Science "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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