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"Strengthening Defensive Cybersecurity and Penetration Testing Through Agentic AI and Automation (SBIR)" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Strengthening Defensive Cybersecurity and Penetration Testing Through Agentic AI and Automation (SBIR) is sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) / Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The DLA seeks SBIR project opportunities for an agentic AI framework to strengthen its defensive cybersecurity posture and automate penetration testing.
The proposed solution involves a team of specialized AI agents that collaborate to execute complex cybersecurity workflows. The goal is to reduce reliance on manual, expert-heavy processes and improve resilience against growing threats, larger attack surfaces, and AI-enabled adversaries.
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) manages a vast and complex global supply chain, underpinned by a sprawling digital infrastructure. The objective is to address the fact that traditional cybersecurity approaches, which rely heavily on manual processes and human expertise, are increasingly strained and struggle to scale effectively against an evolving threat landscape.
This landscape is characterized by expanding attack surfaces, a persistent shortage of skilled cybersecurity personnel, and the rise of AI-enabled adversaries. This effort seeks to introduce a new paradigm to automate and scale DLA's cyber defense and assessment capabilities, mitigating significant risks to the agency's critical logistics and supply chain data.
</p>"/> Scout | DLA seeks agentic AI to automate defensive cybersecurity and penetration testing DLA seeks agentic AI to automate defensive cybersecurity and penetration testing The Defense Logistics Agency wants to modernize its cybersecurity by automating and scaling defensive monitoring and penetration testing.
The goal is to reduce reliance on manual, expert-heavy processes and improve resilience against growing threats, larger attack surfaces, and AI-enabled adversaries.
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Strengthening Defensive Cybersecurity and Penetration Testing Through Agentic AI and Automation (SBIR) is funded by Department of Defense (DoD) / Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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