Security News > 2022 > April > US govt grants academics $12M to develop cyberattack defense tools
The US Department of Energy has announced that it will provide $12 million in funding to six university teams to develop defense and mitigation tools to protect US energy delivery systems from cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity tools developed as a result of the six university-led research, development, and demonstration projects will focus on detecting, blocking, and mitigating attempts to compromise critical controls within the US power grid.
The teams behind these RD&D projects funded by the US government will also work on innovative technology that will enable energy delivery systems to survive and recover quickly following cyberattacks.
Iowa State University: defense-in-depth security and resilience for cyber-physical systems using AI-integrated, attack-resilient, and proactive system technologies and solutions.
New York University: a program called Tracking Real-time Anomalies in Power Systems to detect and localize anomalies in power grid cyber-physical systems.
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station: will leverage AI and machine learning to develop techniques and scalable prototypes for intrusion response against advanced cyber-physical threats to power systems.