Adaptive Mission Security at the Edge
Cyber Defense Agency

Our Business

  • Main Focus: IA R&D and Strategic Consulting
    • Security Architects
    • Secure Systems Engineering, Integration & Experimentation
    • Red Team & Security Evaluators
    • PKI and Crypto Protocols, KMI/ISEP
    • Technology - Create Core Technologies
      • Hard information assurance problems
    • Methods - Create Trustworthy System Engineering
      • Measurable improvements in system security
    • System Engineering - Create Capabilities
      • Technology integration and experimentation

Top Research Concerns

  • Cyber strategy and tactics
    • Learn best defense doctrine in face of various threats
    • Situation-dependent defense operations plans
  • Security assessment methodology
    • Improve framework, discipline, metrics, and science
  • Improved system engineering methods and tools
    • Maximize mission effectiveness and minimize risk
  • Design composable systems
    • Trustworthy systems From untrustworthy components

Unique Expertise

  • Advanced System Assessment
    • Mission-aware analysis based on sound mathematical principles; balance risk and mission requirements and cost
    • Red teaming for IA research technologies and systems
  • System Composition from IA Research Components
    • Assessment & selection of best in breed research prototypes for new capability composition
    • Composable layers for coverage depth
    • Survivability and dependability design and assessment
    • Scientific evidence through experimentation to validate results