DISA Seeks Industry Input for AI/ML Integration in Defense CyberOps

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is inviting industry feedback on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models, tools, and services to enhance its Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO).

DISA is keen on investigating the application of AI-based methods to proactively identify unknown cyber threats using cyber sensor data and real-time threat intelligence. The aim is to generate actionable, prioritized leads for cyber DCO analysts. Its request for information (RFI) seeks insights into leveraging commercial AI/ML solutions to bolster current DCO capabilities.

“Instead of manual data exploration, correlation, and log analysis, DISA is interested in exploring how AI based approaches can be applied to proactively detect unknown cyber threats from cyber sensor data and real-time threat intelligence that generates actionable, prioritized leads for cyber DCO analysts,” it said in the RFI.

DISA is in search of a comprehensive AI/ML platform encompassing data acquisition and processing, model development pipeline, and operations and sustainment strategy. This platform may be on-premises, cloud-based, or a hybrid combination thereof.

Responses to the RFI are due by April 30.