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Cyber

Lockheed Martin Contracts With Guardtime Federal To Secure Software Supply Chain

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 20th, 2020

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Lockheed Martin Contracts With Guardtime Federal To Secure Software Supply Chain

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and its partner Guardtime Federal have signed a long-term contract to bring the cyber security company’s blockchain technology to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics supply chain to mitigate cyber threats. Lockheed Martin said on Thursday it will used Guardtime Federal’s KSI blockchain signatures to provide digital integrity from the external software supply chain to verification on delivered military aircraft. “Lockheed Martin is committed to continuous Agile development of secure software,” Ron Bessire, vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, said…

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Army

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Army

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