U-D Mercy scores $500,000 federal contract for cyber security research

The QSS Group has signed the University of Detroit Mercy to help develop and analyze security for business software and infrastructure.

The deal is part of a large federal contract, of which U-D Mercy gets a $551,500 slice. The program is focused on cyber security research of the country’s business and critical infrastructure.

U-D Mercy Prof. Dan Shoemaker is serving as the director of the Information Assurance Program and is the principal investigator for the project. He also is a part of the Software Assurance Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Division.

QSS Group is a technical services company that specializes in the IT departments of federal agencies.

Source: University of Detroit Mercy
Writer: Jon Zemke