Cybersecurity

First line of defense through continuous monitoring, incident response, and threat analysis

As data breaches and security threats are becoming more commonplace, it is increasingly critical to implement a solid end-to-end computer network defense strategy. Life Cycle Engineering will identify threats or signs of intrusion by implementing monitoring and detection tools for your systems, networks, and software.

By proactively detecting, assessing, and responding to threats, our CyberOps approach allows us to better secure your system against evolving attacks. Our cybersecurity professionals are experts in NIST, ISO, and other industry standards, allowing us to stay ahead of the most current and evolving threats for both traditional and platform IT assets.

We will also create cybersecurity governance documentation and training to help ensure that your employees and end users follow proper protocol for data and information security.

Protecting DoD and commercial critical infrastructure and platform IT systems from cyber attacks

Digital transformation and modernization trends drive organizations to facilitate more connections between the physical process world and the Internet. This connectivity exposes previously isolated operational environments such as PLCs, HMIs, and process control systems to cyber threats.

Due to the design of Industrial Control System (ICS) networks and a lack of basic security controls, such as authentication and encryption, most attacks do not need to exploit software vulnerabilities. Once a network is breached, the attacker gains unrestricted access to all controllers and can alter configuration, logic, and state to cause disruptions. While securing ICS networks may be new to many cybersecurity providers, LCE has been doing this for the U.S. Navy for 20 years. We understand the range of cyber vulnerabilities inherent to control systems and networks. We have secured machinery control and platform IT systems for hundreds of U.S. Navy afloat and HM&E systems. LCE is qualified to provide ICS solutions for your commercial and manufacturing environments. Our deep technology expertise of control system platforms, combined with our industrial security experience, forms a total solution.

Providing support across all steps of the RMF cycle for hundreds of DoD and Federal systems

We have cybersecurity professionals working across every step in the RMF process including planning, system categorization, control selection and tailoring, security control implementation, system assessment (validation), authorization determination assistance, and continued support during system operation and monitoring.

LCE’s RMF experts have supported packages for large, complex enterprise IT systems supporting over 40,000 end users. We understand the nuances between the DoD RMF and that of other Federal agencies, and are experienced in adapting to evolving guidance and additional directives that are important to mission critical systems.

In addition to traditional IT systems, LCE also supports a large number of RMF packages for afloat and ashore systems for the U.S. Navy including propulsion, nuclear, power plant, navigation, steering, and control systems.

Helping the government leverage commercial technologies for secure cybersecurity solutions

Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) is a NSA-sponsored program that enables commercial components to be used to protect classified National Security Systems information. A CSfC Trusted Integrator is defined by NSA as an organization qualified to assemble and integrate components according to a CSfC Capability Package, test the resulting solution, and provide the body of evidence—and CSfC Registration Package for the deployed solution—to NSA and the Authorizing Official/Designated Approving Authority.

LCE received this prestigious designation because of the qualifications and capabilities of our cybersecurity and integration professionals. The designation process included a thorough prequalification and rigorous interviews to ensure LCE possessed the required Cybersecurity and Integrating capabilities. LCE looks forward to continued opportunities with the NSA’s CSfC Trusted Integrator Program.

Speeding the delivery of secure and reliable software solutions

Our engineers touch each phase of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), so we understand the importance of stakeholder collaboration and integrating security into every piece of the process. To reduce the risk of security and configuration issues, we implement common tools, environments, and frameworks across the SDLC from design to development to operations.

At Life Cycle Engineering, we have always placed an emphasis on integrating security requirements early and often throughout traditional DevOps processes. Our continuous delivery and integration platforms incorporate common automated test tools, security scans, and deployment techniques for development, integration, test, and production environments.