FY14 RDT&E Project Portfolio - USCG - U.S. Coast Guard

Monitoring of Water-side Wireless Access Points (WAP) for Port
Critical Infrastructure/Key Resource (CI/KR) Protection
Mission Need: Effectively monitor and characterize WAP vulnerabilities and threats within our maritime port
facilities.
Project Objectives:
• Investigate and document cyber-based vulnerabilities of, and threats to,
WAP-enabled CI/KR within our maritime port facilities.
• Conduct market research to identify technologies that could provide a
DHS/CG Sector-based WAP monitoring capability and obtain one or more
prototype demonstration systems.
• Establish a re-configurable maritime WAP test bed.
• Demonstrate one or more prototype systems in the test bed and then at
representative port facilities.
• Prepare technical report and briefing that summarizes project activities,
data, findings and recommendations to support a Business Case for the
acquisition, implementation, operation, and maintenance of a maritime
WAP monitoring capability.
Key Milestone / Deliverable Schedule:
Project Start……………………………………..…………….…… Jan 14
Maritime Port Threat Analysis Report ……………..……..…. Dec 14
Key Decision Point to Use Other Government Agency (OGA)
Facility or Establish Organic Test Bed………………………..... Jan 15
Market Research Memorandum Report……………………. Mar 15
WAP Vulnerability Assessment Report and Brief…………… Oct 16
Project End……………………..…………………………............ Nov 16
Sponsor:
Stakeholder(s):
Project #: Tier: RDC POC: CG-926 Domain Lead:
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Mr. Jay Spalding CDR Tung Ly
(860) 271-268 (202) 475-3011
Expected Benefit:
Improve operational performance/efficiency/mission
execution/resiliency
Notes:
DHS S&T*
CG-761, CG-6, CG-CYBERCOM
*Funding from DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate
being solicited via CG CYBERCOM and CG-5.
Indicates RDC product.
UNCLAS/USCG Research & Development Center 11/6/2013
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