Lockheed Martin to acquire US oil and gas control systems provider

Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement to acquire Industrial Defender, a cyber security solutions provider for control systems in the oil and gas, utility and chemical industries.

Industrial Defender CEO Brian Ahern said that both companies share a common perspective on the importance of protecting global critical infrastructure from a hostile threat landscape.

"The combined capabilities of Industrial Defender and Lockheed Martin will enable us to offer a comprehensive suite of technology and services designed to face modern day threats and business challenges to both enterprise information and operational technologies," Ahern added.

US-based Industrial Defender’s suite of products and services assure the availability and security of critical infrastructure, such as oil and gas pipelines, electric power grids and chemical facilities.

Oil and gas companies rely on the company to protect critical downstream control system infrastructure from cyber intrusions, exploits and the inadvertent but damaging actions of well-intentioned insiders, to assure constant availability of energy.

Lockheed Martin’s net sales for 2013 stood at $45.4bn.

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