Secure Resilient Systems and Technology
Our group develops architectures and technologies for ensuring security and resiliency of mission-critical cyber-physical systems, from drones and satellites to high-performance secure cloud computing. We pursue innovative research and development through the problem analysis, rapid prototyping, and field testing phases, to ultimately deliver our technological solutions for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community uses. Our group is made up of top scientists, engineers, and support staff who share a common passion for solving some of the hardest technical problems relevant to national security.
Featured Projects
Automated Cryptography for Data-Centric Security
We’re shifting the paradigm from system-centric to data-centric security, enabling automatic protection for data throughout all of its uses.
Applied Resilience for Mission Systems
We’re improving and guiding the resilience of Department of Defense missions by adapting commercial practices and academic research for the development, operation, and sustainment of software-intensive systems.
Keylime
We're enabling trust in the cloud with this free, open-source key bootstrapping and integrity management software architecture.
Resilient Mission Computer
We've developed an architecture and program plan for a moonshot to build a computer system that is secure to large classes of cyberattacks.
Data-Centric Secure Computing
A suite of technologies protects data both at rest and in transit by providing access to secure computation nodes distributed throughout a network.
Latest News
In the Media
Apr 9
MIT News
Laboratory Story
I enjoy organizing a team of bright, motivated people who play well with others and know how to work as a team.
Darby Mitchell
Cyber security researcher
Cyber Security and Information Sciences
Secure Resilient Systems and Technology
My group encourages a lot of cross-project discussion and collaboration.... I think this really helps build the community of the group, allows for cross-pollination of ideas, and supports new innovations in all the projects we are working on.
Ryan Burrow
Computer Engineer
Cyber Security and Information Sciences
Secure Resilient Systems and Technology
My mentor was always open to any research ideas that I had and allowed me to explore those ideas, which ultimately gave me confidence in myself as a researcher.
Shamaria Engram
Cybersecurity Intern
Cyber Security and Information Sciences
Secure Resilient Systems and Technology
To hear [users] say, 'this tool improves my life,' and knowing I impacted someone's work and helped national security…that's a rewarding moment.
Bich Vu
Cybersecurity Researcher
Cyber Security and Information Sciences
Secure Resilient Systems and Technology
Advancing Our Research
Featured Publications
Automated discovery of cross-plane event-based vulnerabilities in software-defined networking
Feb 23
Network and Distributed Systems Security Symp., NDSS, 23-26 February 2020.
FirmFuzz: automated IOT firmware introspection and analysis
Nov 15
2nd Workshop on the Internet of Things Security and Privacy, IoT S&P '19, 15 November 2019.
Security Design of Mission-Critical Embedded Systems
Sep 24
HPEC 2019: IEEE Conf. on High Performance Extreme Computing, 22-24 September 2019.
Our Staff
View the biographies of members of the Secure Resilient Systems and Technology Group.
