Maryland Innovation And Security Institute Inc

MARYLAND INNOVATION AND SECURITY INSTITUTE, INC. IS A 501(C)(4) NOT FOR PROFIT DEDICATED TO THE STUDY, TEST, EVALUATION, RAPID PROTOTYPING, AND COMMUNITY OF INTEREST OUTREACH TO INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, K-12, AND STATE AND LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OUR WORK ACCELERATES THE CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN CYBERSECURITY SOLUTIONS, COMPANIES AND HELPS ORGANIZATIONS DISCOVER CYBERSECURITY AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALIGN WITH CURRENT AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.

MARYLAND INNOVATION & SECURITY INSTITUTE (MISI) IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(4) ENTITY CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. MISI'S FACILITIES ARE A COMBINATION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, AND IMAGINATIVE PEOPLE CHARGED WITH FINDING THAT SPARK THAT LEADS TO UNPARALLELED CAPABILITY FOR OUR PARTNERS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARY AGREEMENT (PIA) BETWEEN MISI AND USCYBERCOM, MISI ENABLES USCYBERCOM AND ITS PARTNERS TO ENGAGE NON-TRADITIONAL PARTNERS TO ACCELERATE MISSION SUCCESS.IN 2021, MISI ACHIEVED SUCCESS WITH PROJECTS ADVANCING MALWARE ANALYSIS, OPEN-SOURCE THREAT INTELLIGENCE SHARING PLATFORMS, PROTECTING AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA DISINFORMATION, COMPUTER VISION, ZERO THRUST NETWORK PROTOTYPING, AND RE-DESIGNING RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS. MISI EVALUATED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS TO ASSESS FIT AND FEASIBILITY FOR USE WITHIN DEFINED NETWORK PARAMETERS. MISI HOSTED FIVE RAPID PROTOTYPING EVENTS (RPES) TO HELP IDENTIFY AND ACCELERATE THE PATH TO VIOLABLE SOLUTIONS. MISI EXPANDED ITS PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL LAB ENVIRONMENTS USED FOR PROTOTYPING SOLUTIONS, REFINING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES IN CYBER DEFENSE OPERATIONS, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT.MISI'S INNOVATION FACILITIES ARE A CHOICE LOCATION FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETINGS OR COLLABORATIONS WITH PARTNERS AS A NEARBY "OFFSITE" WITH FLEXIBILITY TO ACCOMMODATE IN-PERSON MEETINGS AUGMENTED WITH VIRTUAL PLATFORMS CAPABILITIES. IN 2021, MISI HOSTED IN-PERSON, VIRTUAL, AND HYBRID EVENTS FOCUSED ON INCREASING CYBER SECURITY SKILLS, CAPABILITIES, AND AWARENESS. MISI ALSO BUILT OUT VIRTUAL COLLABORATION PLATFORMS UTILIZED TO CONTINUE TECHNICAL TALKS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND COLLABORATION SESSIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC. MISI'S NEW CAPABILITIES WERE UTILIZED BY TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE VIDEOS THAT SPARK INTEREST AND PROVIDE VALUABLE RESOURCES TO STAFF REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY WERE NOW WORKING AND TO HOST PARTNERS TO BRING A LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM TO THEIR VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION.SIMILARLY, MISI'S FACILITIES ARE A CHOICE LOCATION FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH EVENTS. DURING 2021, MISI'S INTERNSHIPS PROVIDED HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS SOLVING REAL-WORLD, MISSION-RELEVANT TECHNICAL CHALLENGES. MISI HOSTED PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS AT MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE NATION'S STEM HIRING PIPELINE.