The US Department of Defense will protect your data with blockchain
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) will use a blockchain platform to protect confidential research and development (R&D) data . The agency awarded a $ 200,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to SIMBA Chain , the firm that will design its own blockchain to test the system.
The DOD represents almost 40% of all federal R&D allocations , and manages and monitors approximately four and a half million documents for four thousand users , through the Defense Technical Information Center . With the new system, the North American entity will seek to improve integration , security , auditing and controlled access to this data.
The project called “Authenticity Registry for Access to Auditable Interlocking Military Data” (ALAMEDA) will start operating on June 1, 2020 , until September 30 . If Phase I concludes successfully , the SIMBA Chain company will receive a $ 1 million SBIR contract to expand the business strategy.
ALAMEDA will help the Department of Defense to send its scientific documents and data safely to whoever it wishes . The agency may share confidential information with an additional layer of control to add specific users and permissions to the documents they share.
Thanks to DLT technology , SIMBA closes the gap between users and providers and relegates the scheme to third parties
“DOD, defense contractors, and enterprise-level companies have benefited from mobile devices and how easy it has been to access and change the date. However, the improved flow of information represents a significant security risk . Hence the need for sophisticated blockchain solutions that authenticate and document users, eliminate bad third-party actors, and otherwise allow secure direct connections between trusted sources , "SIMBA Chain CEO Joel Neidig said in the statement. of the agency's official press, and completed:
"This is absolutely essential to the Department of Defense, which constantly manages the core data for the security of the nation and the global leadership in science and technology."