“Improving Cyber Security in Harsh Environments”

Protecting the data of military personnel is critical as the exposure of their information to adversaries could pose serious threats to their safety. The military, along with businesses and individuals are seeking to improve upon the efficiency of protecting information through the use of new methods. The implementation of physical unclonable function (PUF) devices to secure data, is a proposed alternative to traditional methods that involve software. This article further discusses a PUF based on nano-electro mechanical switches (NEMs) that has been designed by researchers to operate within hostile environments such as that of the military. 

Science Daily reports “Improving Cyber Security in Harsh Environments”