BIRD Cyber
Funds U.S.-Israeli teams developing cybersecurity applications through BIRD grants.
DHS Science and Technology Directorate describes BIRD Cyber as a joint initiative with Israel's National Cyber Directorate for collaborative U.S.-Israeli cybersecurity research and development. The program uses the BIRD model for projects involving U.S. and Israeli companies, academia, and other research institutions that develop advanced cybersecurity applications for mission-critical homeland se…
Collaborative U.S.-Israeli R&D for cybersecurity applications, mission-critical homeland security needs, industrial control system resilience, maritime cyber risk, airport cyber protection, vulnerability management, monitoring, and rapid recovery.
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