SBIR-STTR Award

Countermeasures to Covert Access Methods to Reduce Attack Susceptibility and Ensure Trust (
Award last edited on: 6/12/2015

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : OSD
Total Award Amount
$1,148,808
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
OSD09-IA1
Principal Investigator
Godfrey Vassallo

Company Information

AFCO Systems Development Inc (AKA: Sicore Technologies Inc)

200 Finn Court
Farmingdale, NY 11735
   (631) 249-9441
   info@afcosystems.com
   www.afcosystems.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 02
County: Nassau

Phase I

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Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2010
Phase I Amount
$99,607
Rather than continuing to approach cyber security problems in a reactive fashion, ASD proposes to move to a proactive posture; anticipating and eliminating vulnerabilities while also being prepared to effectively and rapidly defend against attacks. Our approach collects data about the attacker as well as the attack, which it processes in real time. The data (observations) is then used by our protection technology to adapt to an on-going attack, while protecting and ensuring the operational integrity of the software under its protection. Our proposed approach contains four elements: • A secure coprocessor base platform that will be extended and enhanced • An adaptation of the OODA loop through a countermeasures autonomous agent • An innovative, optically-based and powered sensor subsystem • A multi-agent computer defense system that is based upon immunological principles

Keywords:
Secure Coprocessor, Multi-Agent Defense, Optical Sensor Subsystem

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2011
Phase II Amount
$1,049,201
Our proposed approach to computer security is proactive. We collect data through a set of sensors which is used to adapt to an attack, while protecting the operational integrity of the system under its protection.

Keywords:
Intelligent Agents, Ooda Loop, Secure Coprocessor, Countermeasures