"NAU Cyberengineering Team Wins $6M Grant to Develop Computing Solutions to Combat Cyberattacks"
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $6.3 million grant to a team of researchers at Northern Arizona University. The grant was given to support the development of novel solutions to the growing sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks as well as the increasing threat posed by cyber warfare. The researchers will explore the possible ways in which hackers can be defeated through the use of new hardware technologies as traditional protection methods such as using virus detection and firewalls have been proven to be insufficient. Key technology modules will be developed by researchers, which will introduce new types of protection in the realms of cryptography, physical unclonable functions, blockchain, and key distribution. This project is expected to help improve the security of power plants, transportation systems, medical devices, and more. This article continues to discuss the support, goals, and structure of the NAU-led research project.