BAE Systems Develops Technology to Speed Electric Power Restoration After Cyber Attacks
March 14 2017 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has
awarded BAE Systems an $8.6 million contract to develop technology
designed to quickly restore power to the U.S. electric grid after a
catastrophic failure caused by a cyber attack.
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BAE Systems is working with DARPA to
develop technology to quickly restore electric power after a cyber
attack takes down the grid. (Photo: BAE Systems)
As part of DARPA’s Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation, and
Characterization Systems (RADICS) program, BAE Systems’ technology
quickly isolates both enterprise IT and power infrastructure
networks from all conduits of malicious attack. The technology also
establishes a Secure Emergency Network (SEN) among trusted
organizations, enabling the coordination necessary to restore power
to the complex electric grid.
“Getting the power back on quickly after a cyber attack is
critical to national defense,” said Victor Firoiu, senior principal
engineer and manager of Communications and Networking at BAE
Systems. “Given the scale and complexity of the U.S. power grid,
and the chaos following a coordinated, large-scale attack, this is
no easy task. Our work with DARPA is intended to stop ongoing
attacks and minimize downtime.”
Once activated, BAE Systems’ technology detects and disconnects
unauthorized internal and external users from local networks within
minutes, and creates a robust, hybrid network of data links secured
by multiple layers of encryption and user authentication. The
systems rely on advances in network traffic control and analysis
that will enable utilities to establish and maintain emergency
communications. They also establish the SEN using advances in
broadcast, satellite, and wireless technologies developed for agile
communications in contested environments.
BAE Systems’ RADICS technology is designed to operate in the
absence of prior coordination among affected organizations and
regardless of power availability, Internet connectivity, disparate
IT networks and grid infrastructure technology, situational
awareness, and ongoing disruption efforts by adversaries.
Work on the RADICS project will be performed in Burlington,
Massachusetts; Merrimack, New Hampshire; and Arlington,
Virginia.
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