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Released: 26-Apr-2019 10:05 AM EDT
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $1.6M to Improve X-ray Scanning Capabilities
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has awarded $1,656,206.00 to Halo X-ray Technologies Ltd (HXT) in Nottingham, UK, to develop and implement an automatic threat resolution system for use with X-ray imaging of carry-on and checked baggage.

   
Released: 23-Apr-2019 5:05 PM EDT
CSU STEM VISTA Helps Improve Graduation Rates Through Community Engagement
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

​STEM students at the CSU are reaping the benefits of service learning, thanks to the stellar members of the CSU STEM VISTA program. Service learning, as a high impact practice, increases students' chances of staying in school and graduating in a timely manner. To get more underrepresented STEM students involved in service learning, the CSU STEM VISTA programs at several campuses are partnering with their campus service-learning centers to offer opportunities that combine STEM and community engagement.

Released: 22-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
News Release: DHS Seeks Proposals to Secure Mobile Network Infrastructure for Government Communications
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

CISA and S&T are seeking development of new standards to improve the security and resilience of critical mobile communications networks through a new BAA Solicitation 70RSAT19RB00000001 published today on FedBizOpps.gov.

Released: 18-Apr-2019 9:05 AM EDT
Snapshot: S&T-funded Innovation Enables Emergency Managers to Excel During 2018 Hurricane Season
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T's Web-based HURREVAC platform integrates forecast and planning data to provide emergency managers with decision support tools for use in advance of and during tropical weather.

Released: 16-Apr-2019 10:05 AM EDT
New strategy for credit card fraud detection
University of Delaware

A team of researchers has developed a new strategy for detecting credit card fraud using incentives that encourage individuals and merchants to think safety first.

Released: 12-Apr-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Innovative S&T Developed Training Transitioned to Border Patrol Results in Enhanced Tracking Skills
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T worked with United States Border Patrol (USBP) and FLETC to research and develop training content and methods to enable USBP agents to leverage knowledge, skills, and abilities of the expert trackers in their workforces.

Released: 11-Apr-2019 2:05 PM EDT
DHS S&T Awards $1.5M to Zeteo Tech to Develop and Test Real-Time Biological Threat Detection Technology
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has awarded $1.5 million to Zeteo Tech to develop and test a new sensor technology prototype that combines trigger and detector functions and will enable real-time detection of aerosolized biological threat agents including bacteria, viruses, and toxins.

6-Apr-2019 1:30 AM EDT
Cybersecurity team testing ternary computing to secure blockchain technology for cryptocurrency and other applications
Northern Arizona University

The team of Northern Arizona University researchers received a $125,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force Research Lab to study how to apply technology to secure blockchain networks, which attract terrorists, criminals and black market businesses who can remain anonymous.

Released: 2-Apr-2019 2:05 PM EDT
New 3D Crime Scene Mapping Tool Turns Incident Scenes into Virtual 3D Models
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has teamed up with the Israeli Police to invest in a new tool. The tool, called 3D-Hawk, can turn a crash or crime scene into an interactive 3D model within minutes, based on high-definition (HD) video footage.

Released: 2-Apr-2019 1:05 PM EDT
DHS S&T Seeks Partners for First Responder Technology R&D
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T invites industry, academia, laboratories, and the innovation community to submit white papers related to 12 first responder technology funding opportunities. The new Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation (BAA 18-02 Call 0001) will remain open until May 1st, 2019.

Released: 28-Mar-2019 11:05 AM EDT
News Release: DHS S&T Awards Auburn University $565K to Improve Canine Detection of Explosives
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has awarded $564,988 in funding to Auburn University for two research and development projects designed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of canines trained to detect explosives.

Released: 27-Mar-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Snapshot: 5 Things You Probably Don’t Know about S&T’s EDGE Virtual Training
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) virtual training platform provides a safe, immersive environment where first responders, and now educators, can hone their skills and prepare for a multitude of incident responses.

   
Released: 25-Mar-2019 1:35 PM EDT
S&T Awards $5.9M to Expand Critical Infrastructure Protection Platform
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has awarded a total of $5,900,000 to the Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI) to expand the Distributed Environment for Critical Infrastructure Decision-Making Exercises (DECIDE) cyber-training platform.

Released: 19-Mar-2019 8:05 AM EDT
National Security Agencies Renew Missouri S&T Cybersecurity Accreditation
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology has once again received accreditation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R). This designation puts Missouri S&T in an elite group of universities that meet the federal government’s criteria for providing educational and research opportunities in cybersecurity.

Released: 18-Mar-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Secretary Nielsen Announced as Keynote for DHS S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will speak March 19th at the 2019 S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase hosted by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).

Released: 12-Mar-2019 10:30 AM EDT
Snapshot: S&T Testing Smart Sensor to Enhance Emergency Communications
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T, in conjunction with NASA JPL, is researching approaches to bring the possibilities of IoT to emergency communications for first responders today.

Released: 6-Mar-2019 11:05 AM EST
S&T Funds Solution to Increase Efficiency of Air Cargo Screening
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T funded development of the Opacity and Complexity Analysis Software Tool (OCAST), a support algorithm to assist X-ray operators in determining possible threats in cargo and which areas pose no threat, despite complex X-ray images.

Released: 6-Mar-2019 10:05 AM EST
DHS S&T and Israeli Partners Announce Call for Proposals for Advanced Technologies in Homeland Security
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Israel – U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation is seeking proposals for collaborative projects to develop advanced technologies for the homeland security mission.

25-Feb-2019 9:00 AM EST
The First Look at How Hacked Self-Driving Cars Would Affect New York City Traffic
American Physical Society (APS)

Researchers have analyzed the real-time effect of a large-scale hack on automobiles in a major urban environment. Using percolation theory, they analyzed how a large, disseminated hack on automobiles would affect traffic flow in New York City, and they found that it could create citywide gridlock. However, based on these findings the team also developed a risk-mitigation strategy to prevent mass urban disruption -- work they will describe at the 2019 APS March Meeting.

Released: 27-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST
Researcher Wants to Protect Confidential Information From Cyber Attacks
Wichita State University

Remi Chou, an assistant professor in electrical engineering and computer science at Wichita State University, has received a two-year, $156,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research to ensure secure transfer of confidential information over wireless networks.

Released: 26-Feb-2019 4:05 PM EST
Deadline Extended to Submit Technology for Integrated First Responder Experiment in Birmingham
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The deadline for submitting first responder technologies for assessment in the Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) – Birmingham Shaken Fury Operational Experimentation (OpEx) has been extended to March 8th.

Released: 26-Feb-2019 6:00 AM EST
Exposing Flaws in Metrics for User Login Systems
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

How good is the research on the success or failure of the system that verifies your identity when you log into a computer, smartphone or other device? Chances are it’s not good, and that’s a major security and privacy issue that should be fixed, according to a Rutgers University–New Brunswick study that proposes a novel solution.

Released: 22-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST
S&T Robot Test Standards Adopted in Japan’s Fukushima Decades-long Cleanup Efforts
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed standard test methods for robots, which the Japanese government is now beginning to apply directly to their Fukushima cleanup efforts.

Released: 14-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST
DHS Releases Compliance Assessment Bulletin for 30 Day Public Comment
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced the release of a Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) draft Compliance Assessment Bulletin (CAB) for review and comment.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST
Amazon Grant to Fund Malicious Bot Detection Project
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University computer scientist Nick Nikiforakis has received a 2018 Amazon Research Award for his work in the area of Internet security. The award includes $64,000 to help fund a project that attracts, “fingerprints,” and tracks web bots that are used for a variety of harmful tasks.

Released: 12-Feb-2019 1:05 PM EST
Working with NASA to Secure Drone Traffic
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Because heightened drone traffic also produces challenges for law enforcement as they try to identify and interdict illicit activity, DHS S&T is working closely with NASA and the FAA to develop its own independent USS to monitor traffic and enable greater transparency.

Released: 12-Feb-2019 1:05 PM EST
DHS Awards Florida Company $199K to Begin Prototype Test of Canine Wearables
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $199,540 to Orlando, Florida-based HaloLights, LLC to begin prototype testing of canine wearable technology. The award is part of DHS S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).

Released: 11-Feb-2019 1:05 PM EST
DHS S&T Calls for Technology Submissions for Integrated First Responder Experiment in Birmingham
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T wants to assess new technology solutions for first responders. Today, S&T released a Request for Information (RFI) for participation in the Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) – Birmingham Shaken Fury Operational Experimentation (OpEx) scheduled for the week of August 5, 2019, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Released: 11-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
Arizona cybersecurity expert elected senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
Northern Arizona University

Bertrand Cambou, a professor of practice at Northern Arizona University, has authored or co-authored 48 granted patents in his career and has disclosed 32 inventions at NAU, leading to a total of 35 patent applications. His main areas of research include the design of novel cryptographic primitives and protocols with Physically Unclonable Functions, True Random Generators and the use of nanotechnologies such as memristors and ReRAMs.

Released: 7-Feb-2019 1:05 PM EST
UIC to lead $3M initiative to develop system to identify, patch software security holes
University of Illinois Chicago

The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $3 million project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design, develop and evaluate a system that will identify security vulnerabilities in web software. UIC will receive $1.4 million of the funding, and the rest will support co-investigators at the University of Texas at Dallas and The Johns Hopkins University.

Released: 5-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST
DHS Silicon Valley Innovation Program Successfully Transitions Three Technologies to CBP
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Three startups developing technologies with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) successfully transitioned their products to DHS and the Homeland Security Enterprise in 2018.

Released: 4-Feb-2019 9:00 AM EST
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Oregon State University, College of Engineering

Oregon State University's College of Engineering has been developing educational opportunities to establish the university as a leader in educating cybersecurity students at every level.

Released: 1-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
DHS FY19 Small Business Innovation Research Solicitation Proposal Submission Deadline Extended
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Small businesses now have until February 12, 2019 to submit proposals to address homeland security technology needs as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 19.1 Solicitation.

Released: 1-Feb-2019 10:35 AM EST
DHS S&T Adds Real-World Benchmarks to Software Assurance Repository
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T recently completed the integration of more than 9,700 real-world software test cases from the (STAMP into the Software Assurance Marketplace (SWAMP). The test cases, known as BugInjector cases, improve software by enabling developers to evaluate their products against realistic test cases.

Released: 25-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
Putting Understudied Terrorists Under a Microscope
Michigan State University

According to MSU research, the terror attacks we don't often see on the news – cyberattacks by far-left extremists – are causing more widespread destruction than we know.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 10:55 AM EST
Building a Cybersecurity Workforce
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Five college teams came to Brookhaven to participate in the annual U.S. Department of Energy cyberdefense competition hosted in December 2018.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 9:05 AM EST
Society for Risk Analysis to Host Fifth World Congress on Risk
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), the world’s leading authority on risk and risk analysis, will host the Fifth World Congress on Risk, in partnership with the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).

   
Released: 22-Jan-2019 8:00 AM EST
Patented Technology Cloaks Location on Mobile Devices to Protect Privacy
Iowa State University

An Iowa State researcher has developed a cloaking technology that makes it possible to use location-based apps and services on mobile devices while keeping your privacy under control.

Released: 21-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
Discovering the secret doors into software
Oregon State University, College of Engineering

From multiple wins at DEFCON to award-winning papers and supervision of an award-winning cybersecurity student club, Oregon State University's Yeongjin Jang has been a boon to the university's efforts to boost its cybersecurity program.

Released: 18-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
Columbus State University to Offer Nexus Degree in Cyber Security
Columbus State University

Columbus State University was recently approved by the Board of Regents to offer a new nexus degree in cybersecurity in financial technology. Available to students beginning fall 2019, pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, the 60-credit-hour degree will emphasize hands-on learning to prepare students for a career in cybersecurity.

   
Released: 14-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Cybersecurity Expert Elected Fellow of Two Technology Organizations
University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, a professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Dallas and one of the world’s leading experts in data security and data mining, has been elected a fellow of two highly prestigious international technology organizations.

Released: 18-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST
S&T is Delivering Emerging Smart Cities Technologies to First Responders, Industry
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is bringing key industry and government partners together to ensure Smart City and IoT technologies are integrated and applied to meet critical infrastructure needs and the first responders.

Released: 17-Dec-2018 3:05 PM EST
How a personality trait puts you at risk for cybercrime
Michigan State University

Impulse online shopping, downloading music and compulsive email use are all signs of a certain personality trait that make you a target for malware attacks. New research from Michigan State University examines the behaviors – both obvious and subtle – that lead someone to fall victim to cybercrime involving Trojans, viruses, and malware

   
Released: 13-Dec-2018 9:05 PM EST
DHS S&T Launches $250K Challenge to Develop Concepts for Escape Respirator
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched the Escape Respirator Challenge, a $250,000 prize competition that seeks new concepts for an escape respirator solution.

Released: 12-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
VitalTag Delivers Faster Response Time for Paramedics
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

VitalTag, a suite of sensors, allows data to be shared among EMTs and paramedics at a disaster site. The VitalTag suite connects to a victim’s chest, with other sensors attached to the ear and index finger. It collects then broadcasts the victim’s vital signs to the team’s mobile devices, allowing them to prioritize their attention for those in need of the most urgent care.

Released: 11-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
IU Kelley School cybersecurity expert offers holiday shopping tips for protecting identity
Indiana University

Amid the many warnings this holiday season about protecting your identity while shopping online comes advice from Scott Shackelford, associate professor of business law and ethics in the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and one of the nation's leading cybersecurity experts.

   
Released: 10-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
Cybersecurity Expert to Keynote DHS S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

American Internet pioneer and security expert Vint Cerf will be a keynote speaker for the 2019 S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase on January 10, 2019 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.



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