Bolstering cyber defense
Against the backdrop of tens of thousands of reported attacks and breaches of government and private computer systems each year, Cobham’s subsidiary awarded a $8.6 million contract to develop cybersecurity test and evaluation technology
Cobham’s North American subsidiary SPARTA has been awarded an R&D contract worth $8.6 million by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop cybersecurity test and evaluation technology for the National Cyber Range program. National Cyber Range is part of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, a pan-government effort to increase the U.S. defenses against electronic attack.
According to Cobham, there are tens of thousands of reported attacks and breaches of government and private computer systems each year. DARPA will create and operate the National Cyber Range, a testbed consisting of computers and computer systems on which various cyber scenarios may be evaluated to provide a comprehensive, unbiased assessment of the security of information and automated control systems.
Cobham, headquartered in Wimborne, Dorset, will work with DARPA and lead a team of commercial, defense and academic organizations to provide solutions that enable protection of U.S. cyber resources through in-depth analysis, test, and evaluation within the National Cyber Range.
