Analysis of bio-inspired approaches for protection of computer systems and networks

Nowadays more and more different bio-inspired approaches (based on a biological metaphor) for the computer and networks security systems are mentioned and advertised. Traditional computer-based systems and their functionality are often limited by different conditions. Due to frequent minor errors, these systems are subject of failure. They lack scalability, have low adaptation ability to changeable conditions of functioning and its goals. As opposed to traditional computer-based systems, biological systems are often quite reliable. They have great self-protection mechanisms, highly scalable, adaptable and able to self regeneration. These properties of biological systems can be used to construct technical systems (including information security systems). The paper considers different approaches to the protection of computer systems and networks, which are based on a biological metaphor.