Lockheed Martin has become the first defense contractor accredited as a commercial service provider under the Department of Homeland Security's enhanced cybersecurity services program. The accreditation allows DHS to provide Lockheed with classified information to help it ward off cyber attacks. Also accredited are AT&T, CenturyLink and Verizon, according to the department. Rich Mahler, director of Lockheed Martin commercial markets, told InsideDefense.com the company first got involved with the effort during the Defense Industrial Base cyber pilot program. "We...
