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Can NASA's Gryphon-X Project Save America? (thestack.com)

Posted by timothy on from the answer-has-two-letters dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, which advises both government and industry, has released an unusually fervent paper calling for NASA to push harder for funding for a massive cybersecurity project called Gryphon-X, which it claims has been lost in congressional confusion and administrative bureaucracy. Details are scarce as to how Gryphon-X could prevent cyber-incursions such as AnonSec's attempted drone sabotage in February, or even what new technologies might be on the table, but mentions that a significant new site would be built in Silicon Valley, and would include academic facilities. Extending Gryphon-X's scope far beyond NASA's security to a global role, the authors write that it would contain 'the fusion center, virtualization environment, and cyber-physical capabilities needed to analyze, prepare, and prevent threats like these from harming the nation, its organizations, or its people.'

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  1. Sounds a lot like Elon Musk technology by OpinOnion · · Score: 2

    They use virtualization platforms due to lots of paranoia about chinese hackers infiltrating their network supposedly, Particularly for Space-X technology.

  2. Bingo ... by gstoddart · · Score: 2

    'the fusion center, virtualization environment, and cyber-physical capabilities needed to analyze, prepare, and prevent threats like these from harming the nation, its organizations, or its people.'

    Buzzword bingo, bitches!!

    This just needs a missions statement generator and a set of power point slides, and it'll be ready for vast sums of money to pay for travel junkets and hookers for years.

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    Lost at C:>. Found at C.
  3. I think I see a typo in the headline by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 2

    Shouldn't it be: "Can NASA's Gryphon-X Projec Have Anything To Do With What NASA is Supposed To Be Doing?"

  4. Details are scarce indeed by Sumus+Semper+Una · · Score: 2

    Details are especially scarce when the first link just points back to this article. Who the hell is The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology? A cursory Google search reveals that they're a (pending) nonprofit with an interest in pushing for greater cybersecurity policies at the federal level. Great. I've never heard of them, so why do I care what they say about Gryphon-X? And what, exactly, is Gryphon-X proposed to do? Without details I'd be inclined to just assume it's some sort of vague pork barrel project for Silicon Valley that someone slapped NASA's name on. If so, I hope that congress continues to ignore it and moves on.