DARPA’s LADS program to secure Military Internet of things (MIOT) from cyber and other attacks from adversaries, hackers, and terrorists.

The Internet of things (IoT) is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these objects to connect and exchange data. Each thing is uniquely identifiable through its embedded computing system but is able to inter-operate within the existing Internet infrastructure.

IoT is transforming a wide range of civilian activities by improving their productivity, efficiency, and profitability. These range from management of power and water resources; effective monitoring and coordination of manufacturing, supply chains and transportation systems; precision agriculture, environmental monitoring; monitoring the performance of jet engines, and improved patient monitoring and disease diagnosis. There is great potential for IoT technologies to revolutionize modern warfare, leveraging data and automation to deliver greater lethality and survivability to the warfighter while reducing cost and increasing efficiency.