GrammaTech Wins IARPA Contract for Cyberpsychology-Informed Defenses
GrammaTech, Inc., along with the University of Newcastle, Australia, and Social Machines, has won a contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity under their Reimagining Security with Cyberpsychology-Informed Network Defenses Program. Under this research project, GrammaTech and its partners will improve cybersecurity through a new set of cyberpsychology-informed defenses that use attackers’ human limitations,
Perspecta Labs to Conduct Advanced AI Research
Perspecta Inc. announced its applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, has received an award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to provide research on the Trojans in Artificial Intelligence, or TrojAI, program. Advancements in AI and machine learning have added complexity to the threat landscape, the company notes. By hacking the training phase of ML,
IARPA Director Stacey Dixon Named NGA Deputy Director
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced Stacey Dixon, the director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, as its eighth deputy director. Dixon’s career with the NGA began in 2010 when she served as the chief of congressional affairs, and later, as deputy director of NGA’s Office of Corporate Communications, director of NGA’s Information Integration Office
DNI Dan Coats Names New IARPA Director
There’s a new head for the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity: Stacey Dixon, who’s had a 15-plus-year career in the intelligence community. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on Tuesday announced Dixon will succeed Jason Matheny, who’s leaving IARPA as his 3-year term as director ends. Throughout her career, Dixon has served in key science
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