Priority problem areas
- Anomaly detection: AI/ML-based monitoring of infrastructure health and attack indicators
- Resilient communications: Redundant, low-latency command and control under contested conditions
- Physical security: Autonomous perimeter monitoring and intrusion detection
- Cyber-physical convergence: Unified visibility across IT and OT networks
Evaluation criteria
- Operational effectiveness in high-threat environments
- Ease of integration with existing base systems
- Lifecycle cost and maintenance burden
- Compliance with NIST and DoD cybersecurity frameworks