Northrop opens Advanced Cyber Technology Center

Northrop Grumman has commissioned its new Advanced Cyber Technology Center (ACTC), which is aimed at bolstering resiliency for global customers.

Leveraging the company’s technology, partnerships and expertise, the new centre would deliver customers with new and affordable solution to the toughest cyber challenges.

Northrop Grumman Information Systems cyber division vice-president and general manager Shawn Purvis said: "The dynamic nature of the cyber threat requires a new approach to the problem – one that leverages expertise and technological innovation from every mission area of our company.

"Through the ACTC, we can collaborate across our global presence to develop strategic capabilities that address a variety of customer and mission needs.

"We’re pursuing the best, most innovative ideas and investing affordably to bolster our nation’s cyber resiliency and continued technological superiority."

With four major collaboration centres, in Virginia, Maryland, the UK and Australia, the new centre will link technologists and partners from across the company and rapidly deploy solutions.

Northrop Grumman Information Systems cyber division technology director Vern Boyle said: "We’re investing strategically to provide affordable solutions to the most complex customer needs.

"The ACTC is a new way of combining expertise from a force of more than 2,400 cyber professionals with an array of intellectual property from key partners across the government, industry and academia to address our customer’s toughest cyber challenges."