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YANCOMM VENTURES, LLC
ORO VALLEY, AZ, 85755
Unclaimed
Subcontracting experience
1 record from government sources. Past participation is not evidence of current teaming interest.
| Role | Agency | Description | Vehicle | Obligated | Action date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | TASK 1. COGVULNS IDENTIFICATION AND EXPLOITATIONS
TASK 1.1 COGVULNS, BIAS SENSOR AND TRIGGERS DOCUMENTATION, SOFTWARE AND TEST SUITE
OBJECTIVES
€¢ INVESTIGATE THE FOLLOWING FIVE BIASES: REPRESENTATIVENESS BIAS, LOSS AVERSION,
CONFIRMATION BIAS, ANCHORING BIAS, AND SOCIO-CULTURAL BIAS.
€¢ ESTABLISH THE RELEVANCE OF THE FIVE BIASES TO CYBER ATTACKERS.
€¢ IDENTIFY TECHNIQUES TO MEASURE, PREDICT, AND INFLUENCE ATTACKER COGVULNS AND BEHAVIOR.
€¢ DEVELOP BIAS SENSORS AND BIAS TRIGGERS AND ESTABLISH THEIR VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY.
PHASE 1: (MONTHS 1-18) APPROACH
€¢ CONSULTANT WILL SUPPORT EXPLORING AND DEVELOPING TECHNIQUES TO ESTABLISH COGVULNS
RELEVANT TO CYBER ATTACKERS.
€¢ CONSULTANT WILL SUPPORT EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES TO IDENTIFY AND MEASURE
CYBER PSYCHOLOGY-INFORMED HACKER CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR RELATION TO COGVULNS.
€¢ CONSULTANT WILL ADVISE AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE RELATED TO HACKER CHARACTERISTICS AND HOW THESE
RELATE TO COGVULNS.
€¢ CONSULTANT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCUMENTATION FOR MAPPING DATA (E.G., PCAP,
PROCESS LOGS, USER DATA) TO BIAS SENSORS AND USING THAT DATA TO INFORM SPECIFIC ACTIONS FOR BIAS
TRIGGERS.
TASK 1.2 IRB PROTOCOLS, PRIVACY PLAN, EXPERIMENT DESIGN, RECRUITMENT
OBJECTIVES
€¢ DESIGN EMPIRICALLY AND STATISTICALLY EFFICIENT EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS FOR THE FIVE BIASES, BIAS
SENSORS, BIAS TRIGGERS, AND CYPHIDS TO MEASURE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN CHANGING ATTACKER
BEHAVIOR.
€¢ DEVELOP MANDATORY DOCUMENTATION FOR HSR.
PHASE 1: (MONTHS 1-18) APPROACH
€¢ CONSULTANT WILL SUPPORT THE DESIGN OF CYBER CHALLENGES (E.G., CAPTURE-THE-FLAG OR, IF
APPROPRIATE, ATTACKED-DEFEND OR WARGAME TYPE OF CHALLENGES) TO BE USED IN HUMAN SUBJECT
RESEARCH (HSR) EXPERIMENTS TO VALIDATE NEW APPROACHES FOR INDUCING BEHAVIORAL
MODIFICATION.
€¢ CONSULTANT WILL SUPPORT THE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN BY RECOMMENDING FACTORS THAT CAN BE
REASONABLY MEASURED IN HSR (ASSUMING PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS FOR EXAMPLE) FOR BIAS SENSORS
AND TRIGGERS AND SUPPORTING IDENTIFICATION OF CYBER SURROGATE DATA THAT CAN BE REASONABLY
MEASURED IN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS (ASSUMING NO PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS).
€¢ CONSULTANT WILL SUPPORT RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS THROUGH RECOMMENDATION OF OR
ADVERTISEMENT OF ASCEND EVENTS ON RELEVANT HACKER COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.
TASK 2. PLAYBOOK DEVELOPMENT
TASK 2.1 KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION DEVELOPMENT AND PLAYBOOK REPORT
OBJECTIVES
€¢ PRODUCE AND DOCUMENT COGVULN PLAYBOOK.
PHASE 1: (MONTHS 1-18) APPROACH
€¢ CONSULTANT WILL SUPPORT THE DESIGN OF THE PLAYBOOK THAT WILL USE FORMAL, ONTOLOGY-BASED
REPRESENTATION AND APIS TO FACILITATE BOTH INPUT TO AND QUERYING OF THE PLAYBOOK FOR COGVULNS, BIAS
SENSORS, AND BIAS TRIGGERS. PO97210 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Navy Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: RESCIND: PROJECT ASCEND PHASE 1 View parent award on USAspending | — | $95,160 | Jul 30, 2024 | — – — |
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