LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.K. Technology Strategy Board has selected Northrop Grumman to support a large network cybersecurity research program.
U.S. company Northrop Grumman says its U.K.-based unit was selected to support the Self-organizing Adaptive Technology Under Resilient Networks defense research program.
As part of the program Northrop Grumman will develop a cyber test range to help the SATURN project protect against network vulnerabilities from cyber-terrorism and other threats. Officials say the cyber test range will support research and evaluation efforts.
"Cybersecurity has become a fundamental necessity as we rely increasingly on networks of complex integrated information systems to access information and services in our homes and businesses," Nigel Essenhigh, Northrop Grumman UK chairman, said in a statement.
"Northrop Grumman is at the forefront of the challenge to find innovative solutions that can effectively defend such networks and offer protection across the entire cyber domain."
