Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a cybersecurity task order by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to strengthen cybersecurity protections across the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community networks by implementing the host based security system (HBSS) as part of the DoD Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense contract.

The task order was competitively awarded under the Encore 2 contract vehicle and is valued at $189 million over a threeyear base period with two one-year options. As prime integrator, Northrop Grumman will provide software licence maintenance support, training, help desk and architectural infrastructure support personnel.

“Cybersecurity is one of Northrop Grumman’s four core businesses due to its vital role in our nation’s defence,” said Karen Williams, Vice President of Northrop Grumman’s Defense Technologies Division. “The HBSS award reinforces Northrop Grumman’s position as a top provider of defence-in-depth cybersecurity solutions across the DoD and intelligence domains.”

HBSS is the DoD’s commercial-off-theshelf suite of automated and standardised software used to provide enhanced host based security – security on desktops and laptops versus at the boundary such as routers and switche s– against both inside and external threats.