News – Page 8 – Secure Decisions

Secure Decisions’ Code Dx Featured on the DHS Build Security In Website, and the NIST SAMATE Website

NORTHPORT, NY, July 16, 2012 – The Department of Homeland Security has chosen to feature Code Dx, software assurance visualization technology developed by the Secure Decisions division of Applied Visions, on its Build Security In website. The DHS National Cyber Security Division maintains the Build Security In site as a resource to software developers, with the mission of “setting a higher standard for software assurance.” Code Dx is the only technology specifically highlighted in the Technologies and Tools section of the site. In the same week Code Dx was also featured in the Tool Integration Frameworks section of the SAMATE (Software Assurance Metrics And Tool Evaluation) website, hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This recognition stems from a recent presentation by Secure Decisions at the June DHS Software Assurance Working Group [...]

Secure Decisions2020-07-14T12:35:19-04:00Mar-2013|Categories: News|Tags: application security, cyber attack, cyber security, software assurance, static source code analysis, visual analytics|

Secure Architecture for the Range-Level Command and Control System of a National Cyber Range Testbed

Rosenstein, M., & Corvese, F. (2012, August). A Secure Architecture for the Range-Level Command and Control System of a National Cyber Range Testbed. In CSET.

Secure Decisions2017-05-12T10:23:23-04:00Aug-2012|Categories: Cyber Experimentation and Simulation, News, Publications|

Secure Decisions releases MeerCAT® Pro Version 4.0

NORTHPORT, NY, August 15, 2012 – The Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions has released a new version of its wireless network security visualization tool, MeerCAT®-Pro Version 4.0. MeerCAT®, a visualization tool to help identify wireless vulnerabilities and threats, and assess the risks to an organization was developed as part of a DARPA-funded research effort. It has helped many security professionals – including information security auditors, penetration vulnerability testers, and computer network defenders – conduct post-hoc analysis of data acquired from wireless site surveys and security audits. The data analyzed by MeerCAT® is typically collected using “wardriving” software such as Flying Squirrel or Kismet that discover, identify, and locate wireless transmitters. MeerCAT® integrates wireless discovery data with a geographic information system (GIS) to provide a unified view of detected wireless devices, with their vulnerabilities and [...]

Secure Decisions2020-07-14T12:33:48-04:00Aug-2012|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: 802.11, 802.11n, cyber attack, cyber security, Flying Squirrel, Kismet, MeerCAT, security visualization, visual analytics, wardrive, WiFi, wireless intrusion detection, wireless network|

Secure Decisions’ “Code Dx” To Be Demonstrated at Summer Software Assurance Working Group Forum, McLean, Virginia

NORTHPORT, NY, June 20, 2012 – The Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions, Inc. will be presenting their newly developed software assurance visualization technology, “Code Dx”, at the Software Assurance Working Group Summer Session on June 28, 2012 at MITRE-1, 7525 Colshire Drive, McLean, VA. The presentation will describe two related Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) initiatives -- Code Dx and TOIF -- aimed at using multiple security analysis tools to increase identification and coverage of software weaknesses. KDM Analytics’ Tool Output Integration Framework, “TOIF”, is an open-source standard-based framework for integrating and normalizing code weaknesses reported by multiple detection tools (commercial and open source). Code Dx is a tool to visualize security tool findings in a single unified interface, putting them into proper context for effective triage and mitigation. This [...]

Secure Decisions2020-07-14T12:28:26-04:00Jun-2012|Categories: News, Press Releases|

Computer Security Awareness Training Offered for Lawyers and Law Office Staff

On June 22nd, 2012 Secure Decisions will deliver computer security awareness education as part of a Continuing Law Education (CLE) program offered at the Applied Science Foundation for Homeland Security. NORTHPORT, NY, May 22nd, 2012 – The “Protecting Electronic Information in the Law Office” course is designed to educate practicing attorneys about their legal and ethical responsibilities to protect electronically stored information. Secure Decisions will be delivering an interactive educational session that focuses on understanding how easy it is for confidential data to be inadvertently released in the electronic workplace, an essential first step to ensuring adequate protection for electronic information. The Secure Decisions session will cover a variety of computer security topics including data leakage, malicious software, email and phishing, safe web browsing, and mobile and wireless device safety. It will be taught by [...]

Secure Decisions2020-08-03T11:20:02-04:00May-2012|Categories: News, Press Releases|

Applied Visions, Inc. Featured in Newsday

Applied Visions, Inc. was featured in a Newsday column on February 23rd, 2012. Read the full article, “In Northport: cybersecurity for the U.S.” on the Newsday website.

Secure Decisions2016-12-09T09:32:35-05:00Feb-2012|Categories: News|

Secure Decisions Selected to Demonstrate Technologies at the U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Flag Industry Day

Secure Decisions will exhibit three technologies at the USCYERCOM Cyber Flag Industry Day on February 7th, 2012. NORTHPORT, NY, February 6th, 2012 – The Secure Decisions division of AVI, a provider of research and advanced technology in cyber situational awareness, has been selected to demonstrate its technologies at the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Cyber Flag Industry Day on Feb. 7. Secure Decisions will exhibit in three technology areas: analytics for wireless threat detection, NetFlow visual analytics, and cyber mission assurance. MeerCAT® is a visual analytics tool developed to help identify risks posed by mobile computing devices. MeerCAT® integrates 802.11 wireless data with a geographic information system (GIS) to provide a unified view of detected wireless devices, their vulnerabilities and threats. Secure Decisions’ WildCAT™ system provides turn-key, streamlined collection of wireless data and analysis for use [...]

Secure Decisions2020-08-03T11:19:13-04:00Feb-2012|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: 802.11, DHS, homeland security, network security, technology transition, wireless intrusion detection|

Secure Decisions Integrates Physical and Cyber Security Forces to Detect Wireless Threats to Critical Infrastructure

Secure Decisions, a division of Applied Visions, has developed a wireless security system that supports real-time monitoring, alerting, analysis, and reporting of IEEE 802.11 (“Wi-Fi”) threats and vulnerabilities. The system was developed under sponsorship of Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (DHS S&T). NORTHPORT, NY, January 11th, 2012 – Secure Decisions recently completed a 14-month effort to develop “WildCAT”, a turnkey system that provides cost-effective, frequent surveillance of an organization’s IEEE 802.11 (“Wi-Fi”) wireless space. WildCAT streamlines the process of detecting, locating, and analyzing wireless threats and vulnerabilities. It has been designed to be used in a standalone configuration, or to augment a wireless intrusion detection/prevention system (WIDS/WIPS). WildCAT offers organizations an inexpensive option to extend their wireless security standoff range or improve their wireless surveillance coverage area. WildCAT leverages a physical security force [...]

Secure Decisions2017-06-22T09:09:47-04:00Jan-2012|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: critical infrastructure, DHS, homeland security, IEEE 802.11, network security, technology transition, wireless intrusion detection|

Secure Decisions Awarded Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Contract to Improve Software Security

Under a DHS S&T Phase II SBIR, the Secure Decisions team will develop a Software Assurance Visual Analysis Tool that visualizes and correlates weaknesses in software. NORTHPORT, NY, January 3rd, 2012– This DHS S&T-funded project will visualize vulnerabilities in software systems, which can be exploited to attack information systems. Some of these vulnerabilities are found as part of systems development and testing, but most are not identified until systems are deployed – when these software vulnerabilities jeopardize the security of other information systems. DHS S&T recognizes the need for more rigorous and routine software testing and vulnerability analysis to identify and remediate security weaknesses before systems are deployed into critical environments where those vulnerabilities can be exploited. Secure Decisions’ Visual Analysis Tool visualizes and correlates weakness data from disparate code analysis tools, putting them into [...]

Secure Decisions2020-08-03T11:19:53-04:00Jan-2012|Categories: News, Press Releases|

Secure Decisions Presents Paper at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security

A paper titled “Integrating Physical and Cyber Security Resources to Detect Wireless Threats to Critical Infrastructure” was accepted for presentation. NORTHPORT, NY, December 14th, 2011 – A paper written by a team from Secure Decisions was presented as part of the Cyber Security track of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST2011) held in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, on November 15-17th, 2011. The IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (IEEE HST) is the leading international conference addressing the challenges of homeland security technology innovation gaps. Since conception, this annual conference has gained prominence and recognition for bringing together science and technology leaders from around the world. The presentation focused on a solution for monitoring, analyzing and reporting wireless activity. The WildCAT solution was developed by Secure Decisions in collaboration with [...]

Secure Decisions2020-08-03T11:19:40-04:00Dec-2011|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: 802.11, DHS, homeland security, network security, technology transition, wireless intrusion detection|