SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM / CAPABILITY

ADAMS — Anomaly Detection at Multiple Scales

DARPA’s ADAMS research program developed anomaly-detection technology for massive datasets, with insider-threat detection as its initial application domain.

RESEARCH / NO KNOWN IL DEPLOYMENTHISTORICAL
RUNG
workplace
STATUS
HISTORICAL / RESEARCH COMPLETE
OPERATOR
DARPA (research program)

HOW YOU ENCOUNTER IT

Where the surveillance relationship begins

Research/historical entry only; NoRec does not currently document an Illinois deployment of ADAMS itself.

DATA

What it can collect or process

  • Information-system logs
  • Sensor/instrumentation data
  • Behavioral/anomaly signals

DATA FLOW

What happens to the information

  1. 1Large datasets and logs are ingested
  2. 2Algorithms identify anomalous behavior
  3. 3Anomalies can cue additional collection or analysis

RELATED ENTITIES

Operators, vendors, programs, and platforms

DARPAagencyADAMSresearch-program

SOURCES

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