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Interesting things are always happening. Check back here from time to time to see what's new, and what's being said about us in the press.

Secure Decisions’ MeerCAT a DARPA 2010 Success Standout

DARPA singles out wireless security technology developed by Applied Visions, Inc. division as one of its success stories for 2010

Secure Decisions Wins Contract to Support the Development of DARPA’s National Cyber Range

Division of Applied Visions, Inc. is the only New York company participating in this program in support of the nation’s cyber security

Report on D'Amico Testimony Affirming Psychology's Role in Cybersecurity Posted

In June 2009, Anita D'Amico, Director of the Secure Decisions division and a human factors psychologist, gave testimony before the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education of the House Committee on Science and Technology on cybersecurity research and development.

Learning Technologies 2010 Paper: Domain-Specific Language Systems Use for JIT Courseware

A Secure Decisions paper will be presented at the New Learning Technologies Conference 2010 sponsored by the Society for Learning Technology in Orlando. The paper reviews successful uses of Domain-Specific Language Systems and illustrates how the method can be more widely employed to facilitate just-in-time workplace courseware.

Secure Decisions Wins DHS Contract to Improve Software Security

Under contract to the Department of Homeland Security, a research team at Secure Decisions is working on methods to reduce or remediate software vulnerabilities introduced when software is built.

Paper on Mission Impact of Cyber Events Slated for ICIW Conference

A paper on the Mission Impact of Cyber Events authored by a team of Secure Decisions researchers will be presented at the 5th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security.

CAMUS Introduced to MILCOM 2009 Conference

The 2009 Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) was the setting for a presentation by Secure Decisions entitled "CAMUS: Automatically Mapping Cyber Assets to Missions and Users." Beneath the banner of this year's theme "The Challenge of Convergence," the annual MILCOM conference featured military, government and homeland security specialists.

FCW Report Reprises D'Amico Call For Technology Transition

A Federal Computer Week account of the June 2009 House subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity research needs included several recommendations by Secure Decisions Division head Dr. Anita D'Amico.

National Security Cyberspace Institute Cites Secure Decisions for Work in Network Security

A white paper authored by General (ret) Ron Keys and Larry McKee identified Secure Decisions for its development of cyber-situational awareness software.

APA Reports to Membership on D'Amico's Testimony before Congress

The American Psychological Association's "Monitor on Psychology" magazine is a print publication distributed to APA members. The September 2009 issue includes a report featuring extended quotations from Dr. D'Amico's testimony before Congress on preventing cyber attacks.

Director of Applied Visions Secure Decisions Division Testifies Before Congress on Cyber Security Research and Education

On June 10, 2009, Anita D'Amico, Director of the Secure Decisions division of Applied Visions, Inc., testified before the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, House Committee on Science and Technology on the topic of "Cyber Security R&D."

Camus Workshop Summary

Secure Decisions division of Applied Visions, Inc. conducts a workshop on mapping cyber assets to missions and users.

Secure Decisions to Speak on DARPA Panel at DoD Conference on Technology Transition

NORTHPORT, NY, August 15, 2008 – Dr. Anita D’Amico, Director of the Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions, Inc., has been invited to participate on the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) panel at the 2008 SBIR Beyond Phase II Conference hosted by the Department of Defense.

SecureScope Featured as DARPA Success Story

DARPA recognizes Secure Decisions technology as having provided significant value to the warfighter

IEEE VAST Conference Paper

'Balancing Interactive Data Management of Massive Data with Situational Awareness through Smart Aggregation' published in the IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST) Conference Proceedings

IEEE CGA Article

'Visual Discovery in Computer Network Defense' in Sept/Oct issue of IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

US Air Force Selects Secure Decisions to Develop New Concepts for Defending Networks against Cyber Attacks

SBIR Research Project Creates Mapping between Military Missions and the Cyber Assets Required to Complete Those Missions

US Air Force Selects Secure Decisions to Develop New Concepts for Training Cyber Warriors

SBIR Research Project Integrates Computer-Based Courseware with Game-Like Simulation for Training Computer Network Defenders

VIAssist Receives LISTnet 2007 Long Island Software Award (LISA)

Secure Decisions visualization product offering recognized at annual awards banquet for excellence among Long-Island based software technology offerings.

DARPA Selects Secure Decisions to Develop New System for Visualizing Mobile Cyber Assets

SBIR Research Project Will Develop a Visual Analytics System for Visualizing Mobile Cyber Assets

Office of Naval Research Selects Secure Decisions to Study Dependency Between Networks and Other Critical Infrastructures

SBIR Phase 1 award funds development of new techiques for visual representation of the interdependencies between information networks and the other critical infrastructure upon which they rely for continues operation.

SecureScope Honored at IEEE InfoViz 2005

SecureScope received an Honorable Mention distinction at the eleventh annual IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization. InfoVis is the primary meeting in the field of information visualization, held in conjunction with the IEEE Visualization 2005 (Vis05) conference.