The US Department of Defense has signed a $ 1.8 m deal for its Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( NASA ) to work on using blockchain in cybersecurity with tech firms Galois and Guardtime Federal . The deal will see the implementation of Guardtime Federal 's Keyless Security Infrastructure as DARPA focuses on ensuring " information integrity " amid a growing threat of cyber attacks on the US . While the blockchain project will not prevent hackers , it will record when and where an attack took place . DARPA Program Manager Timothy Booher said the project is still in its early stages .
The US Department of Defense has signed a $1.8m deal for its Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to work on using blockchain in cybersecurity with tech firms Galois and Guardtime Federal. The deal will see the implementation of Guardtime Federal's Keyless Signature Infrastructure as DARPA focuses on ensuring "information integrity" amid a rising wave of cyber attacks on the US. While the blockchain project will not prevent hackers, it will record when and where an attack took place. DARPA Program Manager Timothy Booher said the project is still in its early stages.