"The Department of National Defense Awards Concordia Researcher $1M to Develop New Strategies Against Cyberattacks"
The Royal Canadian Navy's ships are becoming increasingly vulnerable to targeted cyberattacks. These can impact the safety and integrity of assets, as well as the ability of decision-makers to use them. Researchers at Concordia University have received a $1 million grant from Canada's Department of National Defense (DND) to address these concerns. The funding is part of the Innovation for Defense Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program's ongoing investment in developing solutions for its challenge, "Knot Vulnerable: Locking Down Cybersecurity on Naval Vessels." The team behind the project, "Cybersecurity Monitoring, Diagnosis, Mitigation and Resilient Operation of Naval IT/OT/PT Systems Against Malicious Attacks," aims to develop new methodologies that defend against the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of naval vessels. Concordia researchers will collaborate closely with partners from various industries in the project's second phase. CAE, a Montreal-based high-technology company, will be the project's industrial partner in developing an Intrusion Detection System (IDS). According to the partnership agreement, the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) research entity based in Italy, will support the project with its maritime expertise. This article continues to discuss the DND-supported work aimed at developing new strategies to defend vessels against targeted cyberattacks.