{"id":3466,"date":"2021-04-01T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/?p=3466"},"modified":"2024-08-19T21:30:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:30:06","slug":"new-cybersecurity-initiative-will-use-detection-dogs-to-spot-cyber-security-attacks-to-the-us-it-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/new-cybersecurity-initiative-will-use-detection-dogs-to-spot-cyber-security-attacks-to-the-us-it-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"New Cybersecurity Initiative will use Detection Dogs to spot Cyber Security Attacks to the US IT Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Washington, DC<\/strong>\u2014A new cybersecurity initiative dubbed PAWS (Puppy Assisted Warning Systems) has been introduced today by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to combat and deter the rising threat of cybersecurity attacks from countries who have vested interests to undermine US IT infrastructure and businesses. The 1.7 trillion dollar program will be entirely self-funded through the sales of NSA branded dog toys, and it is being rolled out and expected to be in operation by 2025.

Rowlf Hundsinger, the US DoD\u2019s Chief Canine Asset Trainer, said during a press conference from a high security kennel facility in the backyard of the NSA complex at Fort Meade: \u201cUS cybersecurity programs have been lagging, but this program will give us a new leash on life. Dogs are excellent at sniffing out drugs, they can warn of impending dangers like strokes and earthquakes\u2014why not use them for more critical tasks like protecting the US infra\u2026 wait, is that the mailman at the front door? What is he up to? Hey! HEY!!!\u201d

Cyberattacks cost the US billions of dollars each year and put the Nation\u2019s infrastructure in danger. Thanks to dedicated and focused canine agents, this will soon be a thing of the past:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Agent Fang \u201cRocket\u201d Anklesnap during a routine inspection of a digital network in a secret ICBM facility in Montana.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Agent Bronco \u201cButters\u201d Bloodwolf on assignment at an NSA server farm in REDACTED, RD.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

atsec\u2019s Chief Non-Human Companion Resource Manager & Groomer Ryan Hill commented: \u201cWe have to rely on unusual solutions to complex problems. As in many other areas, we use the excellent solutions millions of years of evolution have come up with. This step towards a more holistic\u2026 what\u2026 yes? Oh, who\u2019s a good boy? WHO\u2019S A GOOD BOY! You are, yes, you are!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andreas Fabis, Head of Interspecies Relations at atsec, said, \u201cAt first the idea of canine cybersecurity agents gave me paws, but then I saw a trainee sniff out a buggy packet and I was impressed.\u201d He then proceeded to stare at a door and growl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Agent Titania \u201cElla\u201d Ruffles observing the safe restart of a critical network router.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Agent Butch \u201cSpicey\u201d Thunder conducting an interview with a sysadmin at Langley.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research has shown that different breeds have different cybersecurity strengths. Bloodhounds can sniff out any attack. Herding dogs like the Border Collie can construct impenetrable firewalls. Companion dogs like the Pug are experts at resisting social engineering, unless doggy treats are involved, in which case, all bets are off.

The program does generate ethical concerns with some animal rights activists. \u201cIt\u2019s cruel to make any animal stare at a screen for eight hours a day. What about fresh air, sunshine, fetch?\u201d said one Brigette Barker, actress and activist.

atsec has prepared diligently to be accredited as a PAWS laboratory under the National Voluntary Lab Accreditation Program (NVLAP) and will debut its validation service in the coming weeks. atsec\u2019s trained canine consultants will be ready to support our customers to achieve the coveted NIST-issued PAWS certificate, tied to a squeaky toy. A similar project \u2013 involving cats – under the aegis of NIST\u2019s Cryptographic Module Validation Program had to be cancelled due to the fact that cats do not care at all about IT security or following any standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Washington, DC\u2014A new cybersecurity initiative dubbed PAWS (Puppy Assisted Warning Systems) has been introduced today by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to combat and deter the rising threat of cybersecurity attacks from countries who have vested interests to undermine US IT infrastructure and businesses. The 1.7 trillion dollar program will be entirely self-funded through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,7,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3466"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3466"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3474,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3466\/revisions\/3474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.atsec.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}