KBR to Lead Cyber Defense Research and Development for UK MoD

KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it will lead research and development for self-defending, self-recovering cyber defense concepts in support of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), through Frazer-Nash Consultancy, a KBR company.

Frazer-Nash will work with the MOD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) as part of the Autonomous Resilient Cyber Defence (ARCD) project.

The three-year project will leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to develop cyber defense concepts that can be tested and evaluated against attacks in a simulated military environment. Frazer-Nash will use the latest technologies to deliver high-risk, disruptive options; AI-driven cyber defense decision-making; and informed cyber sensing, which will be integrated into the concept demonstrator.

"KBR and Frazer-Nash are renowned for helping organizations safeguard their systems and protect their critical assets and processes through teams that are at the forefront of innovation," said Andrew Barrie, Managing Director of Frazer-Nash Consultancy and President of KBR's Government Solutions EMEA business. "We are excited to support the MOD in its fight against cyber-attacks with this cutting-edge research and demonstrator."

Zoe Fowle, Dstl's Cyber Security Programme Manager, said, "Dstl are excited to be working with KBR and Frazer-Nash on this vanguard project, delivering cutting-edge response and recovery concept demonstrators over the next three years, with the potential to transform cyber resilience for MOD."

KBR has worked in the cyber security arena for more than two decades. Its security professionals protect organizations' systems and data, analyze and mitigate cyber risk, and deliver advice and assurance, as well as using their expertise to advance holistic cyber defense that covers technology, people and processes.