Sources of Funding Cyber Security Research

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1 Cybersecurity: Alternative Sources of Funding Dr. Diane Murphy TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTOR FORUM SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

2 CYBERSECURITY BUSINESS SPACE Cybersecurity is everywhere: Defense Homeland Security Counterintelligence Law enforcement Commercial Cybersecurity has many facets: Network defense Cyber attack Remediation Application security Data and document security and privacy

3 GOVERNMENT AS SOURCE OF FUNDING From nextgov.com

4 GOVERNMENT AS SOURCE OF FUNDING Some of this money is available for the private sector Contracts: Grants Grants are not just for academia Government stressing commercialization of academic research Applied research vs pure research

5 DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Information Innovation Office (I2O) Current example: DARPA-BAA-11-63: Automated Program Analysis for Cybersecurity (APAC), Response Date 9/14/2011 The Automated Program Analysis for Cybersecurity program seeks to develop new automated program analyses capable of proving that programs have security properties of interest to the Department of Defense (DoD), and to demonstrate those analyses in the form of tools designed specifically to keep malicious code out of DoD Android-based mobile application marketplaces.

6 NSF National Science Foundation (NSF) Funds mainly academic institutions but there are opportunities for Partnerships with private sector organizations Also Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) opportunities Designed to stimulate technological innovation and increase private sector commercialization Phase I, Phase II and Phase III (commercialization) funding Example: : Electronics, Information and Communication Technologies (EI) due December 2, 2011

7 GOVERNMENT LABS Many labs have some form of cybersecurity component U.S. Air Force Research Lab, Rome NY Agile Cyber Technology (ACT) program Due September 7, 2011 Naval Research Lab, Center for High Assurance Computer Systems White papers continuously accepted Various contracts and grants awarded

8 IN-Q-TEL Launched in 1999 as a private, independent, notfor-profit organization by CIA Makes strategic investments in startup companies that have developed commercially-focused technologies that will provide strong, near-term advantages (within 36 months) to the intelligence community mission Over 70% of the companies funded have never done business with the government Example: Keyhole, acquired By Google and launched as Google Earth Submit business plan for consideration

9 CYBERSECURITY APPLIED FIELDS Funding now becoming available in other fields for cybersecurity Energy Critical infrastructure considerations Healthcare Security of electronic medical records Transportation Motor vehicles equipped with electronic control systems Education Student data now driving many educational initiatives

10 BECOME PART OF THE COMMUNITY Participate in the cybersecurity community events Important place for making connections and getting information from government, industry and academia Example from DARPA ENLISTS CYBER COMMUNITY FOR FRANK DISCUSSION DARPA seeks the elite of the cyber community visionary hackers, academics and professionals from small and large businesses to change the dynamic of cyber defense. Members of the cyber technical community are invited to attend a Colloquium on Future Directions in Cyber Security, November 7, 2011 in Arlington, Va.

11 SUMMARY Funding is available from a variety of government sources Competitive Innovative Public-private partnerships are encouraged directly and indirectly Incubators Commercialization initiatives such as DoD Commercialization Pilot Programs (CPPs) Contact information: dmurphy@marymount.edu, (703)