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Of necessity, the Lab has developed unparalleled expertise in cryptography, as well as sophisticated techniques to detect and thwart cyber attacks.

 

Sandia helps protect cyber systems with tools to identify and harden vulnerabilities in existing systems.

Best practices

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are key to the smooth and secure operation of many of our critical infrastructure elements. The Center for SCADA Security helps sponsors harden their systems by providing engineering best practices, industry standards, vulnerability assessments, and testbeds.

Independent assessments

The Information Operations Red Team and Assessments (IORTA)—and its Information Design Assurance Red Team (IDART)—offer independent assessments of information, communications, and critical infrastructures throughout their lifecycles, focusing on the malevolent intent of adversaries. These assessments lead to blueprints for bolstering security and mitigating damage.

Enhanced network security

Tools developed by Sandia to enhance network security include:

• An invisible router that employs traffic routing countermeasures to protect sensitive networks
• Intelligent secure agents that automatically raise or lower a network’s security profile based on cumulative information detected
• Distributed security with threshold cryptograph that enables cyber systems to withstand some malicious node behavior without compromising the entire network

 

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