CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pentagon's
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA,
has awarded Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) multiple contracts to research and
develop technologies that will detect and respond to cyber attacks
on the U.S. power grid infrastructure. The contracts, which total
$9 million, were awarded under
DARPA's Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation and Characterization
Systems program.
"During the last two decades, industrial control systems have
evolved so that most are now connected to the Internet, making them
vulnerable to cyber attack," said Jason
Redi, vice president for the Raytheon BBN Technologies
Networking and Communications unit. "A significant power disruption
would have profound economic and human costs in the U.S, so our
goals are to prevent attacks and to reduce the time required to
restore power after an attack."
Raytheon BBN will create technologies to enhance situational
awareness by providing early warning of an impending attack and
detecting adversary spoofing of power grid data collection and
communication. These technologies will also maintain situational
awareness in the immediate aftermath of an attack.
The company will also examine methods to maintain secure
emergency communication networks in the aftermath of an attack.
Raytheon BBN's approach seeks to isolate affected organizations
from the Internet and establish a secure emergency network to
coordinate power restoration without depending on external
networks.
Raytheon BBN Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Raytheon Company.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5ITM products
and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers
in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in
Waltham, Massachusetts. Follow us
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