CHANTILLY, Va., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Perspecta Inc.
(NYSE: PRSP), announced today that its innovative applied research
arm, Perspecta Labs, received two awards on the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Open, Programmable, Secure 5G
(OPS-5G) program for work to improve security of 5G networks. The
awards, which represent new work for the company, have a combined
ceiling value of $25 million and a
four-year period of performance if all options are exercised.
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The expected deployment of 5G networks poses a significant
security risk due to the proliferation of foreign and untrusted
hardware devices. The OPS-5G program aims to improve 5G security
through the creation of an architecture that decouples hardware and
software ecosystems. This allows for secure operation over
untrusted hardware and reduces the risk of supply chain attacks.
OPS-5G also aims to provide security at scale for the growing
number of sensors and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices that
are part of 5G networks. On the program, Perspecta Labs will
design, develop, integrate and demonstrate a security solution that
scales for devices ranging from IoT sensors to servers, and will
incorporate a set of techniques to deliver real-time, distributed
defense in depth cybersecurity for 5G, 6G and beyond.
"While emerging mobile wireless networking technologies are
poised to revolutionize industries from manufacturing, retail and
medicine to critical infrastructure, transportation and defense,
they also increase risks of supply chain attacks and other
malicious cyber exploits," said Petros Mouchtaris, Ph.D., president
of Perspecta Labs. "Perspecta Labs looks forward to expanding its
leadership in the development of secure 5G networks by developing a
portable, standards-compliant network stack for 5G that is open,
plug-and-play and secure by design."
Perspecta Labs' solution implements a zero-trust, distributed
security architecture that operates across the entire scale of IoT
and network devices, with emphasis on reducing the burden of remote
attestation and cryptographic computation on resource-constrained
endpoints. The Perspecta Labs solution will also leverage in-line
programmable network elements and virtualized network functions to
enable real-time, distributed defense against cyberattacks through
the programmable mitigation of distributed denial of service
attacks, real-time response and restoration and proactive
deception-based defenses.
About Perspecta Inc.
At Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP), we question, we seek and we solve.
Perspecta brings a diverse set of capabilities to our U.S.
government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health
care and state and local markets. Our 280+ issued, licensed and
pending patents are more than just pieces of paper, they tell the
story of our innovation. With offerings in mission services,
digital transformation and enterprise operations, our team of
nearly 14,000 engineers, analysts, investigators and architects
work tirelessly to not only execute the mission, but build and
support the backbone that enables it. Perspecta was formed to take
on big challenges. We are an engine for growth and success and we
enable our customers to build a better nation. For more
information about Perspecta, visit perspecta.com.
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to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these
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