How to secure systems without limiting innovation

Thanks to a continuously expanding Internet of Things (IoT), connected devices are everywhere in the federal government, producing and processing data that drives progress. But greater connectivity also means larger attack surfaces and more security vulnerabilities. As the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) directs federal leaders to protect and reduce attack surfaces, agencies need software and systems that are intrinsically secure, resilient, cost-effective and support post-quantum cryptography initiatives.

“Our systems are becoming more complex, and with that our supply chains are becoming more complex,” says Raymond Richards, Director of Software at Leidos Dynetics Group. “We can't write every line of code from scratch when we build complex systems, so we have to use pre-existing software. It can be difficult to understand the provenance of all the software we integrate.”

Meanwhile, adversaries ranging from independent actors to nation states are honing their attacks using extensive resources — in expertise and cash. To counter these persistent threats, the Leidos Secure framework supports a proactive approach to security integration by default and design. While Leidos Secure Software protects the software development supply chain through rigorous software bills of materials and an everything-as-code strategy, Leidos Secure Systems initiatives safeguard systems and the data moving throughout them by detecting and thwarting adversarial activity. 

To learn more about how Leidos is leveraging advanced techniques to secure systems without compromise, download this PDF.