The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a call for proposals this week in a $40m program to encourage research and development in a wide range of topics related to cyber security. The domestic security agency said it was soliciting papers and proposals centered on 14 different topic areas. The proposal comes amid increasing concern that Uncle Sam has been unable to adequately defend government, military and defense-related networks from intruders. Recent headlines have revealed that. administrator credentials to U.S. Government Web sites are being fenced online, while other government sites are serving up malicious links and redirects.
Source: https://threatpost.com/dhs-40m-research-next-big-thing-cyber-security-012811/74893/