"$637,000 Awarded to Improve Recovery of Critical Systems After Cyber Attacks"

The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity within the National Security Agency (NSA) awarded Brajendra Panda, a computer science and computer engineering professor at the University of Arkansas, $637,223 to improve recovery methods for critical infrastructure systems after a cyberattack. Panda's proposal notes that critical infrastructure systems' interdependence and interconnection make them more vulnerable to cyberattacks and can cause initial damage to spread quickly to other systems. As a result, a minor flaw in one of these systems can cripple a large number of them. Panda pointed out that these systems are heterogeneous in nature, containing both heterogeneous software and data. As critical infrastructure systems are complex, recovering them can cause significant delays, thus igniting concerns given the time-sensitive nature of the functions these systems provide, such as electricity. Panda's goal is to create quick, accurate, and efficient recovery mechanisms that, when combined with the damage assessment techniques he has already developed, will provide an integrated suite solution. This allows affected critical infrastructure systems to continue operating while maintaining as many critical functions as possible. This article continues to discuss Panda's study on improving recovery methods for critical infrastructure systems following a cyberattack. 

UARK reports "$637,000 Awarded to Improve Recovery of Critical Systems After Cyber Attacks"