The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has advanced to the second phase of its National Cyber Range (NCR) program, a systematic approach to assessing the readiness of the nation’s cyber security systems and networks. The goal of the NCR program is to revolutionize the state of the art of the Nation’s cyber testing technology, and develop a computer systems test bed on which cyber scenarios can be evaluated simultaneously to provide a comprehensive, qualitative and quantitative assessment of the security of information and automated control systems that are under development. The National Cyber Range is DARPA’s contribution to the interagency “Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative” that aims to safeguard Federal Government information systems from cyber threats and attacks.
DARPA awarded two contracts to continue the program, which aims to help researchers evaluate the strength and resiliency of the security programs they are developing.
In Phase I of the NCR program, DARPA oversaw the creation of initial conceptual designs, concepts of operation, and detailed engineering and system demonstration plans.
In Phase II, the Agency and its contractors will build and evaluate prototype ranges and their corresponding technology.
The following prime contractors were awarded contracts for Phase II:
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