New Initiative will aid U.S. and U.S. Allies’ efforts to protect Critical Program Information in Deployed Embedded Systems
LEESBURG, VA – June 1, 2009 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS and CompactPCI products for the deployed aerospace and defense market, has launched a new initiative to develop and provide Trusted COTS™ enabling technologies for the deployed embedded market in response to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) mandate that all critical military technologies and data be protected. Curtiss-Wright Controls will invest resources to support the services, personnel and processes needed to supply its customers and industry partners with Trusted COTS products.
“Our new initiative will endeavor to develop and support best practices for Trusted COTS solutions from the clean room to the war room,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Modular Solutions, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “ “Curtiss-Wright Controls has dedicated resources to identify and develop open architecture-compatible products and services for the rugged deployed COTS market. Our approach will be to provide layers of protection by developing the IP (intellectual property) and partnership relationships with the key suppliers needed to build a comprehensive portfolio of enabling technologies that our customers can utilize in their protection plans”.
DoD directive DoDD 5200.39, Research and Technology Protection Procedures, declares that all military systems must provide protection of Critical Program Information (CPI). While U.S. vendors, in response to the DoD’s directive, have taken a leading role in the effort define CPI protection methodologies, numerous U.S. allies have similarly commenced initiatives to protect their own critical program information.
Under its Trusted COTS initiative, Curtiss-Wright Controls will develop standards, methodologies, tools and knowledge that will define improved engineering product design and development processes. The result will be an ecosystem of Trusted COTS enabling technologies developed by Curtiss-Wright Controls and its trusted partners. Curtiss-Wright Controls’ MCOTS (Modified COTS) capabilities will provide a resource for trusted partners that enables them to effectively leverage their significant investments in security-focused hardware and software components. Working with our MCOTS group, trusted partners will be able to more easily customize and integrate security-focused solutions into trusted deployable products.
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