SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE,
Colo., Nov. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) GPS Next-Generation Operational
Control System, known as GPS OCX, has completed rigorous
cybersecurity vulnerability assessments that tested the system's
ability to defend against both internal and external cyber threats.
GPS OCX prevented the broadcast of corrupt navigation and timing
data in all tests, bolstering the program's readiness for the GPS
III launch next month.
"We've built a layered defense and implemented all information
assurance requirements for the program into this system," said
Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon
Intelligence, Information and Services. "We're cognizant that the
cyber threat will always change, so we've built GPS OCX to evolve
and to make sure it's always operating at this level of
protection."
GPS OCX is the enhanced ground control segment of a U.S. Air
Force-led effort to modernize America's GPS system. The program has
implemented 100 percent of the Department of Defense's 8500.2
"Defense in Depth" information assurance standards without waivers,
giving it the highest level of cybersecurity protections of any DoD
space system.
The first tests took place April 2-13,
2018, and were led by a contracted 'blue team' that aimed to
breach the system from within its information assurance boundary.
The second round of tests took place May
16-20, 2018, and were led by an Air Force 'red team' of
cyber-penetration testers who tried to breach the system's IA
boundary from outside. The system worked as designed, validating it
is secure.
The assessments took place on the launch and checkout system,
GPS OCX Block 0, which was delivered to the U.S. Air Force last
year as a fully cyber-secure satellite ground system. To learn more
about the program's progress and additional capabilities, visit us
here.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of $25
billion and 64,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration,
C5ITM products and services, sensing, effects, and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
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