Organizations Work Together to Fight Cyber Attacks with Innovations to Visualize Threats
REDLANDS, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — June 7, 2017 — Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, and the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory (INL) today announced they have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to collaboratively research and create prototype concepts with a specific focus on location intelligence solutions for the protection of critical infrastructure and critical missions. The work will also estimate the impacts on critical infrastructure caused by exploited cyber vulnerabilities and targeted attacks.
Esri provides geospatial analysis and visualization capabilities across infrastructure industries like water, electric, oil, and transportation, as well as in support of federal, state, and local governments charged with the mission of protecting those industries. These capabilities, combined with INL's unmatched knowledge and capabilities for securing these systems from physical and cybersecurity threats, make this cooperative research and development effort truly unique in addressing crucial gaps in cyber/physical analysis and situational awareness technologies.
INL is the nation's leading center for nuclear energy research and development, working in energy, national security, science, and the environment. Esri and INL have worked together for over three years.
"We are looking forward to working closely with INL in this capacity," said Brian Biesecker, technical director, Esri intelligence community. "As the government continues to embrace new technologies, CRADAs provide a great way for private and public partnerships to continue moving our country forward."
For more information on Esri's commitment to developing forward-thinking technology with federal agencies, visit go.esri.com/GEOINT2017_INL.
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