Two research and development (R&D) awards have been earmarked by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the newly launched Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure (SRMNI) project.
The Agency’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Herndon, Virginia- based GuidePoint Security is slated to receive $915,000 for its Mobile Network Traffic Visibility for the Enterprise project, developing a solution leveraging Zscaler’s Internet Access Platform, a FedRAMP-authorized Security-as-a-Service cloud platform that will explore and model TIC-based architecture for mobility aiding discovery of different approaches in supporting a protective domain name resolver service for mobility.
El Cerrito, California-based AppCensus, Inc. will receive $1.2 million to expand the capabilities of its AppCensus platform to take an app-based approach to explore and model a holistic mobile-traffic monitoring system. System features would include a mobile traffic intelligence application programming interface identifying risks posed by traffic from apps; software development kits or network destinations; client-based filtering to detect and filter sensitive traffic before it leaves mobile devices; and integration considerations for protective DNS-like services.
“Security of mobile devices—phones and tablets alike—and enterprise networks are central to the capability of the federal workforce to securely conduct the government’s business no matter where in the world they are located,” William N. Bryan, S&T acting Under Secretary, said. “These S&T-led R&D projects will lead to innovative solutions that will analyze mobile network traffic to enhance the security of government-provided mobile devices and enterprise networks.”