Desinformation

IARPA exploring deceptive cyber defenses

Intelligence work is often as much about gathering information as it is about disseminating misinformation. To that end, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is looking for innovative solutions around deceptive cyber defenses.

In a request for information issued June 6, IARPA contracting officers put out the call to “identify existing capabilities and emerging methods” for protecting data and systems by confusing and otherwise deceiving the adversary prior to and during a cyberattack.

“Historically, denial and deception (D&D) has been used by militaries for defense, whether it be to instill uncertainty or to provide misinformation,” contracting officials explain in the RFI. “D&D can also be looked at similarly for increasing cyber defense posture and resiliency.”