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Army Seeking Industry Input on Future Vehicle Cyber Intrusion Defense Systems

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

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Army officials are looking for input on commercial solutions needed to improve intrusion defense systems on military ground vehicles to protect against cyber attacks.The Army Tank Automotive, Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) posted a request for information (RFI) March 8 on FedBizOpps, and is looking for solutions ranging from simple, individual components that could be used on existing vehicle’s bus networks to details on new, complex systems of components.“Military vehicle bus networks may be vulnerable to malicious or enemy cyber threats.…

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