Mentis Technologies, LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF182-005

Description

The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of protecting DoD and civilian (ie dual purpose) computer networks and devices from web-borne malware using a remote browsing technique in conjunction with other malware blocking tools. The method coined CyQ complete defense promises a revolutionary new system for preventing nearly all web-borne malware from infecting client computers. CyQ is a set of malware-defeating tools built around an AFRL inspired remote browsing technique called Web Malware blocking through parallel resource rendering, which we rename as; Web Isolation Technology (WIT). A recent internet security report stated: • 30% of malware attacks are zero-day exploits. A zero-day attack is a previously unknown computer virus. • JavaScript is a popular malware delivery and obfuscation mechanism with a rise in malicious JavaScript, both in email and over the web. • Most network attacks were aimed at web services and browsers, with 73 percent of the top attacks targeting web browsers in drive-by download attacks. • All of the top ten exploits were web-based attacks. If this one cyber defense mechanism was in place, 73% of attacks on DoD and commercial networks could be prevented.