Canadian company receives $200,000 contract for cybersecurity platform

Plurilock Security Solutions recently received a $200,000 contract award from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).

The funds will develop an identity management platform to improve the security of smart devices, sensors and other devices, such as Non-Person Entities (NPEs). NPEs can take actions in cyberspace and are common in smart devices, wearable technology, and sensor platforms. They have low processing power or energy.

“Ensuring the identity protection of NPE-connected devices and platforms through identity and anti-spoofing technologies is essential to keeping our nation and economy safe,” Melissa Ho, managing director of S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), said. “I am pleased SVIP is enabling the development of innovative technology solutions that could benefit multiple DHS components and critical infrastructure providers who are looking for innovative approaches to anti-spoofing of devices and sensors.”

S&T’s goal is to prevent cyberterrorists from pretending to be smart devices in order to bypass security, spread malware, access and steal user information, or launch attacks.

Plurilock’s platform BioTracker uses behavioral and contextual data from users to authenticate the identity of an NPE.

It can protect from several threats targeting Internet of Things networks including distributed denial of service attacks, exploit kits and botnets.

Plurilock is headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, and is the second non-American company granted a contract award.