nasdaq apdn is an american high technology company based in stony brook new york that develops and employs unique technologies for the purpose of preventing counterfeiting . the company s dna based technology is utilized in a variety of industries including textiles fashion 1 wine musical instruments 2 and electronics . luxury goods manufacturers use these products to identify counterfeit consumer goods and to ensure their products authenticity helping in part to stem the flow of counterfeit goods and eliminate the slavery that is often implicit in the production of fake goods . 3 from a cybersecurity perspective counterfeit microchips have become a national security concern for the united states 4 and this development is creating a sense of urgency around the topic of counterfeit prevention . as recently as july 7 2011 the house committee on oversight and government reform held a hearing entitled cybersecurity assessing the nation s ability to address the growing cyber threat . 5 just prior to these hearings applied dna sciences products were vetted in a pilot program by the defense logistics agency of the department of defense where their technology succeeded in distinguishing between counterfeit and authentic microchips 100 % of the time . 6 references edit elizabeth holmes the finer art of faking it the wall street journal online 6 30 11 g.m. jameson 1 martin guitars to protect against counterfeiting with dna science guitar muse dana thomas 2 deluxe how luxury lost its luster adam rawnsley fishy chips spies want to hack proof circuits wired 6 24 11 the house committee on oversight and government reform 7 7 11 applied dna sciences successfully marks mission critical microchips for the department of defense in ein presswire external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title applied dna sciences & oldid 740723279 categories counterfeit consumer goodssecurity technology navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 september 2016 at 21 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view