Security News > 2022 > November > Lockheed Martin's Army cyber training platform goes civilian

Locheed Martin has bagged a government contract to train 17,000 remote US Army civilian employees on security readiness, and wants to also extend the offer to private entities.

MR2 is also able to synchronize data between the military's segmented classified and non-classified communication networks and "Allows cyber operators to get a full view of capability and skill levels across the entire workforce, removing the need to consult multiple systems and networks," Lockheed Martin said.

Tish Rourke, Lockheed Martin's VP of cyber and intelligence, claimed MR2 "Connects cyber training and mission readiness and ensures that the civilian cyber workforce is agile, resilient and ahead of the threat."

As part of its deal with the Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin is pairing with third parties including IT consulting and training firm Ultimate Knowledge Institute and cybersecurity business Aries Security to provide web-based training tools.

AWS govCloud will be used to host the whole operation, and Lockheed Martin will use MR2 to analyze data from training in a bid to address workforce skills development.

While currently only supporting training for up to 17,000 civilian Army employees, Lockheed Martin said the system can scale to track up to 100,000 personnel.

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