Lockheed Martin Confirmed The Attack On Its Computer Network
Top U.S. Lockheed Martin Defense said Saturday night that he had managed to avoid "a significant and persistent" attack on information systems in your network.
The team of computer security company has discovered the attack almost immediately and took "decisive action" to ensure all systems and data, a company statement said.
The team of computer security company has discovered the attack almost immediately and took "decisive action" to ensure all systems and data, a company statement said.
No details on protective measures have been provided. However, "after the quick and deliberate action to protect the security of networks and enhance our systems remain secure," said Lockheed Martin.
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"No customers, program or personnel data has been compromised."
The incident is under investigation, and Lockheed Martin, said it conducted adequate U.S. government agencies are informed of the situation. No mention of any suspected source of cyber-attack.
The company said that despite the attack, which remains confident in the integrity of its "solid information systems security layers."
U.S. officials, meanwhile, told U.S. media that the consequences of the attack on the Pentagon and other agencies were "minimal", and no negative effect on their activities was planned.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland suburbs of Washington, Lockheed Martin employs about 126,000 people worldwide. It focuses on the design, development and manufacture of advanced technology systems, including some of the most advanced weapons.
This is one of the world's largest defense contractors, about 74 percent of its turnover in 2009 on sales of military equipment, according to published reports.
Lockheed Martin Products Trident missile, the P-3 Orion spy plane, F-16 and F-22 Raptor fighters and C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft with many other major weapons systems.
The company is the leading developer of stealth technology used in the U-2 and SR-71 reconnaissance plane, fighters and F-117 F-22 and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter model.
Association of 2010 sales figures from continuing operations totaled $ 45.8 billion (32 billion).
However, the stealth Joint Strike Fighter facing delays and budget overruns, and the Pentagon revised the program last year.
The initial estimate for each F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft was $ 50 million for eight years, but recent estimates, up to 92 million.
Meanwhile, the U.S. space agency NASA announced last week that a new spacecraft to carry humans into deep space would be based on the designs for the Orion crew exploration vehicle and built by Lockheed Martin.
Orion capsule, which was originally scheduled for astronauts on the moon, has been part of the constellation of manned exploration of the space program to cancel the president Barack Obama last year, is behind schedule and over budget.
The capsule weighs 23 tons, and NASA is not the number of potential launch date, "said Douglas Cooke, NASA's associate administrator for exploration systems of the department.
Nor does the final cost of the project.
Lockheed Martin continues to work to build space capsule launched in 2006.
