Security Technology Categories

ASC contracts on an annual basis with various members of the defense and intelligence community as well as the Fortune 500 to identify innovative technologies that match their requirements in the four categories of Cyber security, C4ISR, Physical security and energy. The list below, frequently referred to as the "shopping list", reflects the current combined interest of ASC clients. Many clients share common interests; however some interests are unique to specific clients but those interests can be embedded in the master list without individual attribution.

Clients frequently offer "Pilots" to Challengers with innovative technologies that address a client's needs.

What is a Pilot?

A Pilot is a "test-drive" hosted by an ASC client or a Challenge Pilot Award Partner allowing them to test a potential Challenger solution against real-world stresses. This pilot program is intended to help qualified (need, funding and authority) customers and qualified (problem solving) sellers of innovative technology accelerate the procurement process.

ASC clients and Pilot Award Partners may be the end customer organization or a reseller such as a systems integrator. Since launching the Pilot program in the fall of 2010, ASC Challengers have pilots started in seven different organizations through the first two quarters of 2011.

Technology Category	Requirements/Application Description
Cybersecurity	Analysis and decision making tools Authentication of users and devices Convenient strong credentials for public/private unclassified and untrained user Data leakage and loss prevention Data mining including search engines, pattern recognition, anomoly detection, trending, etc Email security Forensics tools High speed computing storage and distribution of terabytes per hour Identity management Information assurance Insider threat detection Intrusion detection/mitigation Malware detection and response Management, analysis & visualization of large data sets collecting terabytes per hour Network detection and obfuscation techniques Network monitoring and management Offensive and defensive network security Protection of consumer credentials and sensitive account information on contaminated devices Authentication for IP networks Signals intelligence Wired and wireless high speed encrypted transmissions greater than 100Gps Wireless security including handheld devices, unmanned vehicles, satellite, towers, and other Ability to automatically track persons, vehicles, assets etc in real time and historically to connect target with other objects CBRNE detection Common operating platforms Firewalls and virtual private networks Highly robust but anonymous information sharing Supply chain verification Cloud technologies System interoperability- wired and wireless Unified Threat Management--intrusion detection, tracking and response Geospatial imagery In-band interference cancellation techniques Large scale data management, fusion and analysis of multi-lingual, multi-source, multi-format, structured and unstructured data Signals intelligence Smaller, lightweight and higher powered antennas through in metamaterials and nanotechnology improvements Video pattern recognition of hostile/threat activity Virtual computing technologies Cellular tools Reverse engineering Social media and apps
C4ISR	Ability to automatically track persons, vehicles, assets etc in real time and historically to connect target with other people, vehicles, travel, communications, etc as well as identify trends in associations, habits, etc. CBRNE detection Common operating platforms Geospatial imagery High volume data analysis and visualization tools In-band interference cancellation techniques Large scale data management, fusion and analysis of multi-lingual, multi-source, multi-format, structured and unstructured data Lightweight and rapidly deployable SATCOM terminals Low cost, attritable sensors for throw away UAVs, networked & individual LPI, covert, secure, reliable communications with low or high data rates including optical, RF, web-based, wireless Persistent surveillance concepts Signals intelligence Smaller, lightweight and higher powered antennas through in metamaterials and nanotechnology improvements Unattritable systems Video pattern recognition of hostile/threat activity Virtual computing technologies for wireless tactical edge Modeling, simulation and gaming
Physical Security	Asset tracking Access controls Biometric collection devices Biometric technologies that accurately determine identity at a distance Cargo/baggage/personal screening CBRNE/WMD/IED detection and mitigation sensors/tools CCTV, Video surveillance and recognition of hostile /threat activity Checkpoint technologies Exchange biometric data securely Kinetic force protection responses applied to physical threats in close or distant proximity to facility Perimeter security Physical Security Port security Products that detect activity around facility perimeter as well as at a distance. Activity includes people, vehicles, mechanical or other do SCADA networks, sensors and management Standoff technologies UAV platforms and packages
Energy	Batteries and power sources of long duration Building energy conservation technologies Business continuity power supply and storage Carbon and clean coal technologies Disaster recovery power supply and storage Fuel efficiency technologies Marine tidal or hydro energy More efficient fuel cells Scavenging energy technologies Stationary and moble power supplies and storage Vehicle and vehicle fuel efficiency technologies Water purification Wind Energy Solar Energy Geothermal Energy Biomass Fuels