Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)
recently opened a new Wireless Cyber Security Center, one of only a handful
of technology labs capable of testing wireless communications systems in a
classified environment. The lab allows defense and intelligence agencies to
test and evaluate wireless systems like 802.11 Wi-Fi or broadband satellite
links on a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
network.
"Wireless networks offer a tremendous leap forward in flexibility and
throughput, but they also represent a significant security challenge," said
Bob Eastman, Lockheed Martin Vice President, Information Systems. "As our
customers look to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of wireless nets,
they need an environment where they can perform realistic tests with
real-world technology and networks. Our new center, which is certified at
TS/SCI, gives them that high-fidelity environment for testing and
strengthening wireless defense technologies and strategies."
The center supports a broad spectrum of wireless networks, including
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.16 Wi-MAX, cell phones, and Ku and C-band satellite
communications. A sealed and re-enforced test chamber ensures that signals
from these systems stay within the confines of the lab, allowing for
testing with classified systems.
The center has three primary areas of focus. First, it seeks to help
define and evaluate wireless security strategies, policies and concepts of
operation. Second, it serves as a proving ground for next-generation
security technologies. Using the center, Lockheed Martin and its customers
can effectively gauge the vulnerabilities of cyber security applications,
and can work to shore up defenses. The lab also supports assessment of
mobile ad-hoc networks that will form the backbone of tomorrow's
battlefield communications. Finally, the center supports users in the field
engaged in mission-oriented wireless signals applications.
Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin employs more than
140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research,
design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced
technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007
sales of $41.9 billion.
SOURCE Lockheed Martin
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