Derrick Henry
Leidos has received an $8.8 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for development support of the Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security, or INGOTS, program.
INGOTS aims to develop automated capabilities to detect and mitigate vulnerabilities in mobile devices, Leidos said Monday. The initiative is envisioned to safeguard mobile operating systems and applications.
Addressing Mobile Software Vulnerability Chains
According to Artie Mabbett, senior vice president and business area manager of Leidos Innovations Center, or LInC, INGOTS will automate searches on large collections of software to address vulnerability chains before they are used in cyberattacks. “Complex system software can include a myriad of low-level vulnerabilities that can be exploited when chained together for a high severity impact,” he added.
Ray Richards, head of the information and data sciences division at LInC, explained that the initiative “will take a lengthy, manual process and reduce it to a quick review that constantly keeps updating and testing to protect our troops’ communications.”
Under the project, DARPA will deploy artificial intelligence-enabled cyber tools to shield web browsers and mobile operating systems against exploits. The program will establish an automated process to measure chainable vulnerabilities within platforms to prevent exploitation attempts.
Leidos’ Trusted Mission AI Expertise
To support INGOTS, Leidos will use machine learning to analyze the chains for threat severity and persistence and utilize large language models to distill threat intelligence from cybersecurity threat databases. The company will also employ its Trusted Mission AI expertise to analyze recently patched systems to assess system robustness.
