RTX to optimize cyber vulnerability detection for DARPA
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has announced that its BBN Technologies division has secured a DARPA contract for the Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS) program. The initiative aims to enhance cybersecurity by developing automated methods to detect and mitigate complex exploit chains.
The project, named STALAGMITE, will focus on creating a comprehensive testing platform for Android vulnerabilities, addressing the growing cybersecurity challenges highlighted by CISA's catalog of over 1,300 known exploited vulnerabilities. The system will provide accurate real-world simulations, proactive threat responses, and efficient security research capabilities.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) ha annunciato che la sua divisione BBN Technologies ha ottenuto un contratto DARPA per il programma Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS). L'iniziativa mira a migliorare la cybersecurity sviluppando metodi automatizzati per rilevare e mitigare catene di exploit complesse.
Il progetto, chiamato STALAGMITE, si concentrer脿 sulla creazione di una piattaforma di test completa per le vulnerabilit脿 Android, affrontando le crescenti sfide di sicurezza informatica evidenziate dal catalogo CISA di oltre 1.300 vulnerabilit脿 note sfruttate. Il sistema offrir脿 simulazioni realistiche, risposte proattive alle minacce e capacit脿 di ricerca sulla sicurezza efficienti.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) ha anunciado que su divisi贸n BBN Technologies ha conseguido un contrato con DARPA para el programa Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS). La iniciativa busca mejorar la ciberseguridad desarrollando m茅todos automatizados para detectar y mitigar cadenas de explotaci贸n complejas.
El proyecto, llamado STALAGMITE, se centrar谩 en crear una plataforma integral de pruebas para vulnerabilidades en Android, abordando los crecientes desaf铆os de ciberseguridad destacados por el cat谩logo de CISA con m谩s de 1,300 vulnerabilidades conocidas explotadas. El sistema proporcionar谩 simulaciones realistas, respuestas proactivas a amenazas y capacidades eficientes para la investigaci贸n en seguridad.
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RTX (NYSE: RTX) a annonc茅 que sa division BBN Technologies a obtenu un contrat DARPA pour le programme Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS). Cette initiative vise 脿 renforcer la cybers茅curit茅 en d茅veloppant des m茅thodes automatis茅es pour d茅tecter et att茅nuer les cha卯nes d'exploitation complexes.
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RTX (NYSE: RTX) hat bekannt gegeben, dass seine BBN Technologies-Sparte einen DARPA-Vertrag f眉r das Programm Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS) erhalten hat. Die Initiative zielt darauf ab, die Cybersicherheit durch die Entwicklung automatisierter Methoden zur Erkennung und Abschw盲chung komplexer Exploit-Ketten zu verbessern.
Das Projekt mit dem Namen STALAGMITE konzentriert sich auf die Entwicklung einer umfassenden Testplattform f眉r Android-Schwachstellen und adressiert die wachsenden Herausforderungen der Cybersicherheit, die durch das CISA-Katalog mit 眉ber 1.300 bekannten ausgenutzten Schwachstellen hervorgehoben werden. Das System wird realit盲tsnahe Simulationen, proaktive Bedrohungsreaktionen und effiziente Sicherheitsforschung bieten.
- Contract win from DARPA for cybersecurity development
- Development of automated security testing platform to replace manual analysis
- Potential for broad applications across personal, business, government, and military sectors
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RTX wins DARPA cybersecurity contract to automate exploit chain detection, strengthening its defense technology portfolio.
RTX's BBN Technologies has secured a significant contract from DARPA for the Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS) program. This initiative directly addresses a critical national security challenge: the growing sophistication of cyber exploit chains that target essential services and networks. The current cyber threat landscape is concerning, with CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog now exceeding 1,300 entries and continuously expanding.
The core innovation here is BBN's STALAGMITE system, which will create a comprehensive testing platform that combines virtual and physical environments to realistically simulate Android vulnerabilities. This represents a substantial technological advancement over current manual assessment methods that are expertise-intensive, time-consuming, and increasingly inadequate against modern threats.
The strategic value of this contract extends beyond the immediate Android ecosystem focus. The methodologies developed will likely have applications across personal, business, government, and military sectors, positioning RTX to strengthen its cybersecurity offerings broadly. The company has assembled a specialized team including Assured Information Security, with work distributed across technical hubs in Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York.
This contract aligns with the growing prioritization of automated security solutions within defense spending, particularly as cyber threats increasingly target critical infrastructure. For RTX, this represents both technical advancement and potential for expanded service offerings in the high-margin cybersecurity defense sector.
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Exploit chains pose a growing threat, amplified by the increasing complexity and sophistication of cyberattacks. The 's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog has surpassed 1,300 entries, with steady growth reflecting the increasing number of threats targeting essential services and networks. Despite this rising threat, current assessment methods rely heavily on manual analysis, requiring significant expertise and time. INGOTS seeks to address this challenge by automating the creation, modification, modeling and analysis of exploit chains to enable faster and more effective security interventions.
"Effectively countering exploit chains requires more than just identifying individual vulnerabilities. It demands a system that can replicate real-world attack scenarios and anticipate potential risks before they are exploited," said Jack Dietz, BBN principal investigator.
To support this effort, BBN will apply its expertise in testbed architecture to develop the System Test of Android at Large-scale Accelerating Generation and Modeling for INGOTS Test and Evaluation, or STALAGMITE. This system will serve as a comprehensive platform for testing and evaluating exploit analysis tools, offering key capabilities such as:
- Accurate real-world simulations: High-fidelity testing in combined virtual and physical environments ensures realistic assessments of Android vulnerabilities in a secure and controlled setting.
- Proactive threat responses: Seamless integration of INGOTS components enables security teams to anticipate and mitigate potential attacks, enhancing preparedness against emerging threats.
- Efficient security research: A robust environment for reproducible, automated testing advances research in software vulnerabilities and countermeasures, improving operating system and application security.
"Today's manual methods for assessing exploitability are costly, time-consuming and lack scalability and efficiency," said Dietz. "We aim to alleviate this burden from security professionals by accelerating the automatic identification of security risks across various devices and configurations using precise testing and measurement to strengthen overall cybersecurity defenses."
While the program focuses on the Android ecosystem, the methodologies and technologies developed under INGOTS are expected to have far-reaching applications across personal, business, government and military sectors.
The BBN-led team includes Assured Information Security. Work on the program will be completed in
About RTX BBN Technologies
Founded in 1948, RTX BBN Technologies provides advanced technology research and development with a focus on national security priorities. From the ARPANET to the first email, through the first metro network protected by quantum cryptography, BBN consistently transitions advanced research to produce innovative solutions for its customers. BBN takes risks and challenges conventions to create solutions in analytics and machine intelligence, networks and sensors, intelligent software and systems, and physical sciences.
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RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company. With more than 185,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses 鈥� Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon 鈥� we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems for operational success, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2024 sales of more than听
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