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NSA Accredits Seven Companies In National Cyber Security Program

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, June 18th, 2014

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The National Security Agency (NSA) on June 6 said it has accredited seven companies under its National Security Cyber Assistance Program (NSCAP), showing the companies have consistently demonstrated cyber incident response assistance (CIRA) to owners and operators of National Security Systems. The accreditations are the first by the agency under NSCAP. Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Information Systems and Global Solutions business, one of the qualified vendors, announced their accreditation on June 5. The other companies receiving CIRA accreditation by the NSA…

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