Lockheed Martin develops tool to increase cyber resiliency of weapons

Lockheed Martin has developed a tool that standardizes how to measure the cyber resiliency maturity of a weapon, mission, or training system anywhere in its lifecycle.

Lockheed Martin’s Cyber Resiliency Level (CRL) model provides increased visibility into the current state of risk. It produces a customized, risk-mitigation roadmap that shows how to improve a system’s CRL to a more desirable level.

In short, it will help users anticipate, withstand, recover from, and adapt to changing conditions. The aerospace and defense industry hadn’t had a cyber resiliency model until now.

“Today’s software-based military systems and a global supply chain make securing military systems a complex problem to solve,” Jim Keffer, director of cyber at Lockheed Martin Government Affairs, said. “With the CRL, we can now leverage existing risk management frameworks to effectively measure and communicate resiliency across six categories we know are important to our customers. The release of this model builds on Lockheed Martin’s enduring commitment to mission assurance and will ultimately help the warfighter operate in cyber-contested environments.”

Lockheed Martin has used model-based assessments on several of its own systems across multiple domains. The company plans to conduct at least 10 CRL assessments by the end of 2019.

“In an era of scarce resources, the CRL model can help stakeholders make informed decisions and prioritize cyber spending on the most impactful solutions,” Keffer said.