The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O) will conduct a briefing in support of the anticipated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the VET – Vetting Commodity IT Software and Firmware program. When released, the BAA will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, http://www.fedbizopps.gov, and possibly the Grants.gov website, [...]
DoD: Cyber Weapons May Be Better Than Cyber Espionage Tools
The Pentagon is shifting gears on cyber strategy to research technologies capable of shortcircuiting enemy systems and tailored to nation state adversaries, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and National Security Agency officials told lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon. via DoD: Cyber Weapons May Be Better Than Cyber Espionage Tools – Cybersecurity Report.
cyber, DARPA, DOD, Offensive, WeaponsGoogle Hires DARPA Head

Google Hires DARPA Head Regina Dugan. Regina Dugan, who headed up DARPA for less than three years, has resigned her post to head to Google. During Dugan’s tenure, there was minimal progress on finding a solution to the problem of manufacturing safe and secure leading edge integrated circuits . Fortunately, this responsibility was passed to [...]
DARPA, Google, Regina DuganA Call to Action on 3D IC Security

A Call to Action on 3D IC Security John Ellis Summary Counterfeit semiconductor parts are the focus of highly-visible, new DOD and National Security initiatives and legislation, yet, little progress has been made to avert the problem of Trojan chips (embedded malicious circuits). Last summer, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) kicked off a [...]
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