Cybersecurity
This VR Tool Lets a Company Police Its Networks Like Neo
Virtual-reality software from ProtectWise sees—and displays—the massive blur of data for what it is: a matrix.
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Pity security analysts. The complexity of the corporate networks they guard makes it difficult to spot a crime as it’s taking place. More often than not they’re stuck digging through digital logs trying to piece together what happened. It’s often tedious work, though the pay isn’t bad.
Imagine if cybersentinels could take to the skies to spot signs of trouble, like characters in a video game. Over in that neighborhood to the east, which is home to the accounting department, one of the buildings has suddenly changed from its customary yellow to an alarming shade of red. It’s time to investigate.