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ATC-NY and Bigwood Systems, Inc. will design and build Zebra, an innovative access control system for electric power SCADA systems. Access control decisions will depend on the dynamic state of the electric transmission/distribution system, in addition to conventional inputs such as identity. We will develop SCADA Access Control Language (SACL) as a means of establishing the policy to be enforced a ...

The goal of this SBIR Phase I project is to develop supersensitive MPD enabled, binding assays for detection of BW agent using aptamers as the capture molecules instead of antibodies. Multi Photon Detection (MPD) is the most sensitive methods for protein detection and achieved a few zeptomole sensitivity. MPD enabled immunoassays will be developed first and from these Super-ELISA methods will be d ...

What is proposed is a listener analysis of ultrasonic echoes generated in fluid filled tanks. Ultrasonic hearing humans is possible and the firm has a SBIR on a related device for the blind. The company also has the rights to an ultrasonic hearing air patent. The brain is capable of extracting the ultrasonic signal from the tank

Current bioaerosol monitoring strategies rely on inertia-based sampling and suffer from high power consumption and low efficiency limitations. In contrast, our overall objective is to design and demonstrate a novel electrostatic sampler that provides dramatic improvements including low power requirement (90% for 1-10mm), high viability (>80%), scalability for varying threat scenarios, low noise, a ...

Internet worms have become a common occurrence, but they have yet to inflict significant damage on our information infrastructure. Security experts predict the dawn of a new age of superworms that are far more dangerous than those we have encountered, and whose speed, stealth, and destructive power pose a significant threat. One promising approach to preventing the spread of future worms is to ex ...

This proposal, a collaboration between Columbia University and System Detection Inc., concerns the research of a new payload anomaly detector, we call PAYL, that has been demonstrated to detect malicious code in network traffic. The core concept is to statistically model normal content and detect anomalous packet content indicative of malicious exploit code. The approach is very fast to compute, i ...

This proposal, a collaboration between Columbia University and System Detection Inc., concerns the research of a new collaborative, cross-domain security system, which we call Worminator, to detect and prevent the exploitation of and attack against networked computer systems, especially those critical to the nation¿s infrastructure. The core concept is to deploy a number of strategically placed s ...

Prototype two SORAD units based on design developed in Phase I to meet SOF requirements and conduct the following research with the integrated hardware and software. - Conduct a Military Utility Assessment (MUA) with SOF personnel to assess human factors for man portable, standoff sensors and refine conceptual user interface from phase I design. - Test SORADS in austere SOF environments to ens ...

CTI proposes to develop a Class B Automatic Identification System device satisfying two major objectives: hardware cost reduction, so large numbers of smaller boats can be economically equipped; and software enhancement, to convert raw AIS data into decision-quality information, warnings and recommendations, displayed to facilitate rapid comprehension and collision avoidance maneuver by recreation ...

The DECISIVE ANALYTICS Team presents a suite of novel technique to perform distributed event correlation across distinct administrative domains while preserving privacy. Our approach for detecting attacks is based on the facts, prerequisites, and consequences of an attack. Such an approach allows us to detect well-known and stealthy attacks while also minimizing false alarms. Normal and suspicious ...