U.S. national security depends on an aging information technology (IT) infrastructure that supports a vast network of systems spanning the globe. Over the past three decades, traditional security practices—like virus scanning, patching software, and intrusion detection systems—have led to a landscape of vulnerable systems.
The U.S. Department of Defense is no exception, where legacy IT systems and even the most advanced fighter jets and weapons platforms are susceptible to exploitable weaknesses.
But this doesn’t have to continue being our reality.
In this episode of Voices from DARPA, we explore the agency’s groundbreaking work on revolutionizing software development.