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Machine learning algorithm may be the key to timely, inexpensive cyber-defense

Attacks on vulnerable computer networks and cyber-infrastructure — often called zero-day attacks — can quickly overwhelm traditional defenses. A Penn State-led team of researchers has used a machine learning approach, based on a technique known as reinforcement learning, to create an adaptive cyber-defense against these attacks.

February 3, 2021

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Scholar alumna exploring moral cognition in children and adults

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Levels of stress hormone in saliva of newborn deer fawns may predict mortality

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Registration open for Jan. 26 Recent Topics in Research Methods Seminar Series

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