Perspecta Inc. of Chantilly, VA announced on April 10 that its applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, has received a $5.7 million contract modification for continued work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Edge-Directed Cyber Technologies for Reliable Mission Communication (EdgeCT) program.
As a performer on the EdgeCT program, Perspecta
Labs developed an edge-based system that provides real-time service restoration
and situational awareness to defend critical network services against a wide
range of network disruptions and cyber-attacks; known as Distributed Enclave
Defense Using Configurable Edges or DEDUCE. This additional work will focus on
transitioning the DEDUCE system to a more broadly available offering in support
of various U.S. government customers. This will provide much-needed visibility
into WAN infrastructure problems and the ability to take immediate action and
mitigate service outages.
“The increasing complexity of WAN infrastructure,
along with its susceptibility to cyberattacks, can result in frequent and
lengthy interruptions to critical services,” said Petros Mouchtaris, Ph.D.,
president of Perspecta Labs. “We look forward to continuing to support DARPA in
transitioning this innovative system to additional users to enable
mission-aware service assurance.”
Program testing and independent evaluation show that Perspecta Labs’ DEDUCE can identify network disruptions to restore services within seconds, while incorporating customer-specified flow priorities and information delivery deadlines. DEDUCE can install on a wide variety of form-factor equipment at the network edge. Its graphical user interface and analytics provide real-time situational awareness and detailed characterizations to facilitate diagnosis and repair.
Source: Perspecta
By Loren Blinde
April 12, 2019
