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NIST Awards $5M to Boost Infrastructure Security.

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Byline: Kyle Balluck

The Gaithersburg-based National Institute of Standards and Technology today said it has awarded $5 million in funding for research to enhance the security of electrical grids, air traffic control systems and other infrastructure.

The Critical Infrastructure Protection Grants Program grants are aimed at speeding efforts to secure computer and telecommunications systems that support essential services. Program officials said the security efforts are needed because many critical infrastructures are increasingly automated and interdependent.

NIST awarded nine grants to five companies, three universities and two commercial/academic partnerships. Among the awards to regional companies:

*The University of Maryland and NAI Labs in ...

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