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DHS Awards Five Cyber Defense Research Contracts

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded five contracts totaling $7.8 million for research on technologies to defend cyber physical systems, the department said Thursday.The contracts were awarded through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA, HSHQDC-14-R- B00017). They projects approved are part of the department’s S&T Cyber Security Division’s (CSD) Cyber Physical Systems Security (CPSSEC) program.The awards specifically work to address vulnerabilities and strengthen security in the automotive, building control systems, and medical device sectors. The…

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