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Darpa Dan.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- 60 Minutes
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Defense. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
- ISIS.
- American Government.
- National Security and Terrorism.
- Computer Science.
- Armed forces.
- Cyberattacks.
- Local Subjects:
- United States. Department of Defense. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
- ISIS.
- American Government.
- National Security and Terrorism.
- Computer Science.
- Armed forces.
- Cyberattacks.
- Genre:
- News story
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (14 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2015.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- A report on the U.S. military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and their efforts to maintain America's military technological superiority, with the highest effort on securing the Internet, which they are credited with helping to create. Dan Kaufman, former video game developer and "Medal of Honor" series creator, heads its software unit and discussed: cyber warfare program Plan X; dark web navigator Memex and how it helps to combat terrorists like ISIS (ISIL); and the hacking vulnerability of devices (phones, cars, etc.) that are connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), with DARPA's research focused on inventing unhackable code for military drones. Includes interviews with: Dan Kaufman, Director of the Information Innovation Office for DARPA; Christopher White, DARPA Program Manager/inventor of Memex; and Cyrus Vance Jr., Manhattan District Attorney. Also includes comments by: Kathleen Fisher, DARPA Project Manager; and DARPA researchers Carl and Patrick (last names not given).
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 11, 2023).
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