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Northrop Grumman, Partners Create Cybersecurity Research Consortium

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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker In an effort to get in front of emerging and future cyber threats, Northrop Grumman [NOC] has partnered with three universities to create the Northrop Grumman Cybersecurity Research Consortium (NGCRC) and has funded long-term research projects at each institution. "Research spans many areas of cyber security that may be defined as protection of information and information systems on networks, hardware and software security, privacy, simulation of computer attacks and defenses, and the protection of critical infrastructure," Robert…

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