Press Release
☷USMA Distributed Cyber Defense Solution
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
Apr 28,2022
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United States Military Academy Cadet Joseph Cilenti demonstrates to other cadets exactly how the Distributed Network Defense Solution enables network intrusion detection and prevention systems , all while keeping the network policed even when a monitor is not physically present . ) United States Military Academy Cadet Joseph Cilenti demonstrates to another cadet exactly how the Distributed Network Defense Solution enables network intrusion detection and prevention systems , all while keeping the network policed even when a monitor is not physically present . ) United States Military Academy Cadet Joseph Cilenti demonstrates to other cadets exactly how the Distributed Network Defense Solution enables network intrusion detection and prevention systems , all while keeping the network policed even when a monitor is not physically present . ) West Point , N . Y . — “It’s no secret that modern warfare is expanding beyond conventional means such as land , air and sea , ” said the United States Military Academy ( USMA ) Cadet Joseph Cilenti . “As near - peer adversaries such as China and Russia grow more proficient in their offensive cyber techniques , innovation in cyber space is critically important . ” The network ( s ) at USMA serves a dual purpose . They provide an environment conducive to learning for cadets while maintaining opportunities to advance secure communications for experimentation and daily military use . “Our team has developed the Distributed Cyber Defense Solution ( DCDS ) , a network monitoring toolkit that not only has the capability to defend the networks at West Point , but also has the ability to aid all networks where it is deployed , ” Cilenti said . DCDS allows any individual to view flagged and potential malicious data , network health and statistics such as network flow data . “As the United States Army adapts to this new cyber domain of warfare , we hope to contribute new technologies , such as the one our team created , ” Cilenti said . West Point ' s 23rd annual Projects Day will showcase more than 400 research projects by over 1 , 000 cadets! We welcome and celebrate the over 80 external partners and West Point faculty who contributed to these cadet - led projects . Follow along by signing up for the Projects Day App and learn more about the Academics at West Point . About West Point The U . S . Military Academy at West Point is a four - year , co - educational , federal , liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City . It was founded in 1802 as America ' s first college of engineering and continues today as the world’s premier leader - development institution , consistently ranked among top colleges in the country . Its mission remains constant—to educate , train , and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty , Honor , Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the U . S . Army . For more information about the academy , go to www . westpoint . edu .
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