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Press Release

Skaion on Secure Decisions' Team for SBIR Award

NORTH CHELMSFORD, Ma. - July 18, 2007 - Skaion Corporation is a member of a team headed by Secure Decisions, a division of Applied Visions, Inc., awarded the first phase of an Air Force research contract under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, to improve the effectiveness of computer network defenders in protecting critical cyber assets. In addition to Secure Decisions and Skaion, the team includes Arlington, VA-based Warrior, LLC.

The Secure Decisions team will research and develop the Cyber Asset-to-Mission Mapping Model (CAM3), a system to automatically relate cyber assets to higher-level network capabilities and missions dependent upon those assets.

The award was made by the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/IF, www.rl.af.mil), based in Rome, NY. AFRL/IF develops systems, concepts and technologies to enhance the Air Force’s capability to successfully meet the challenges of the information age. This award was made under their solicitation entitled "Situation Awareness and Impact Assess-ment for Cyber Network Defense."

 

About Secure Decisions and Applied Visions

The Secure Decisions division of Applied Visions, Inc. (AVI) focuses on research and development in areas related to national security including information assurance, infrastructure protection, cyber security, and intelligence analysis. Secure Decisions provides decision-makers with tools to analyze massive amounts of data for more accurate and timely decisions; SecureScope™ and VIAssist™ visualization products are two such tools for analysis of cyber security data.

AVI provides software engineering and research services for government and commercial customers, specializing in visual solutions to complex defense, national security, and business problems. AVI serves DoD, DARPA, DHS, the intelligence community, and prominent technology and Fortune 1000 firms.

 

About Skaion

Skaion is an information security technology and services company. Its area of expertise is in simulating real-world threats to information systems, modeling attacks, and evaluating defenses. Skaion's technologies synthesize realistic user and network behavior to test working systems, design new defenses, and conduct innovative research. Skaion principals have extensive experience in computer system security, including in both the U.S. military and the private sector. More information is available at www.skaion.com