Cyber Defense

Customer: U.S. Army S3I/CCDC, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)​

In March 2022, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) warned: “Defending against AI-capable adversaries operating at machine speeds without utilizing AI is an invitation to disaster.”

Paragon Research has developed Cyber Defender, an AI-driven cybersecurity solution designed to counter these threats at scale. Cyber Defender is operational, tested, and backed by peer-reviewed mathematical proofs, ensuring its reliability for securing national security assets.

 Limitations of Current Cybersecurity Approaches:

  • Security data volumes exceed human processing capabilities.

  • A shortage of skilled personnel hinders intrusion detection and response.

  • High false positive rates strain resources and slow threat mitigation.

  • Delayed risk identification leads to operational and financial losses.

The rise of machine learning (ML)-enhanced cyberattacks has further escalated these challenges. Adversaries leverage ML to automate and improve attack vectors, rendering traditional, rule-based defenses ineffective. Paragon Research is developing an adaptive ML-based cyber defense architecture capable of evolving with emerging threats to address this.

Cyber Defender’s Key Capabilities:
  • Automated Intrusion Detection and Prevention – Identifies and counters threats in real-time.
  • Enhanced Network Resilience – Defends against external and insider threats.
  • Adaptive Response Mechanisms – Continuously evolves to counter AI-driven and mutated attacks.

Cyber Defender has been tested and validated across TCP/IP, UDP, and SCADA Modbus protocols, demonstrating:

  • 96% improvement in threat detection over existing solutions.
  • A nearly 100x reduction in false positives, improving analyst efficiency and response time.

Cyber Defender delivers a scalable, AI-powered defense to safeguard mission-critical systems against evolving cyber threats.

Key Features

  • AI-Driven Active and Adaptive Threat Detection
  • Dynamic Multi-Layered AI Defense Model Architecture
  • Characterization of Mutated and Novel Threats
  • Automated Adaptive Learning and Retraining
  • Minimization of False Positives and Analyst's Workflow
  • Real-Time Network Monitoring
  • Edge and Enterprise Protection
  • Supports DoD Zero Trust Architecture
  • Proactive Threat and Environmental Anomaly Detection
  • Lightweight and Scalable Implementation
  • Threat Intelligence and Active Decision Support
  • Onboard Processing for Edge Applications
  • Mitigation of Model and Data Drift
  • Advanced Network Traffic Analysis
  • DoD Mission Assurance Support

Download Cyber Defender Overview Here.