Lockheed Computer Network Disruption May Be Breach, NYT Reports

Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) has experienced disruptions in its computer networks that may be the result of a security breach at a vendor, the New York Times reported, citing unidentified industry officials.

Lockheed, the world’s biggest defense company, first detected an intruder trying to break into its network on May 22, the newspaper said, citing unidentified officials. The company shut down most of its remote access and provided new SecureID electronic tokens and passwords to workers, the Times said, citing company employees.

EMC Corp.’s RSA unit said it was hit by a cyber attack in March that resulted in some information being taken from its systems, including data related to RSA’s SecurID authentication products.

Lockheed Martin declined to comment on the RSA breach. “However, to counter any threats, we regularly take actions to increase the security of our systems and to protect our employee, customer and program data,” the company said in an e- mailed statement.

Kevin Kempskie, a spokesman for EMC’s RSA division said “By policy, we don’t comment on security issues or security strategies at our customers.”

To contact the reporter on this story: Dan Hart in Washington at dahart@bloomberg.net

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