CryptoMove, a company specializing in active defense data protection, was recently awarded a $200,000 contract from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to strengthen Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) security.
CBP utilizes sUAS to enhance mission capabilities and support various Border Patrol operations like detecting, tracking, and search and rescue missions.
“Helping our operators deploy technology in secure environments is essential,” Robert Griffin, acting DHS under secretary for science and technology, said. “I am pleased S&T can help those on the front lines focus on what is mission critical while we leverage our expertise and reach to the innovation community on novel security solutions.”
In their proposal, CryptoMove proposed a “dynamic defense system and data fragmentation approach for sUAS platforms embedded in all levels of the system architecture.”
The contract was officially awarded under DHS’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program Other Transaction Solicitation. Companies that participate in the program are eligible for non-dilutive funding up to $800,000 to adapt their commercial technologies specifically for DHS uses.