Mission Area
Homeland Defense
Johns Hopkins APL’s Homeland Defense Mission Area develops innovative and effective solutions to defend the U.S. homeland and its critical infrastructure from increasingly diverse and sophisticated adversary threats. As offensive systems that can endanger our homeland emerge and evolve, APL envisions and creates critical defense technologies that will protect our nation. We develop cutting-edge solutions to support the missions of the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security to secure the United States from threat.
Leadership
Recent News
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Learn more about Johns Hopkins APL, University of Colorado Boulder Formalize National Security Research PartnershipPress Release
Dec 13, 2023Johns Hopkins APL, University of Colorado Boulder Formalize National Security Research Partnership
APL and the University of Colorado Boulder have signed a master research agreement that expands their existing partnership and opens new avenues for collaboration to address critical national security objectives and workforce needs. -
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Learn more about Johns Hopkins APL’s Out-of-Band Communications Technology Receives Boost From Department of Homeland SecurityPress Release
Apr 26, 2023Johns Hopkins APL’s Out-of-Band Communications Technology Receives Boost From Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded APL funds through its Commercialization Accelerator Program to help the Laboratory accelerate the commercial transfer of a novel technology that provides secure access to networks interrupted by cyberattacks or outages. -
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Learn more about Developing Cybersecurity Solutions for Industrial InfrastructuresPress Release
Apr 19, 2023Developing Cybersecurity Solutions for Industrial Infrastructures
Johns Hopkins APL has developed a cost-effective cyber-physical security situational awareness capability for industrial control systems and tested it at a local water treatment plant. This solution combines network fingerprinting, host-based monitoring, digital twin technology, and advanced event correlation and alerting to provide an operator with a detailed understanding of their systems.
