Northrop Grumman successfully deploys smart IT security nationwide.(DEFENSE NEWS)

Northrop Grumman Corp. has begun nationwide deployment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) public key infrastructure (PKI), which provides increased security for its information technology systems. PKI is an IT infrastructure of cryptographic software that generates two large mathematically related numbers used to help identify the user. These numbers are stored on the user's Web browser or in a piece of hardware such as a smart card. "PKI provides the technology to ensure individuals are properly identified prior to granting them access to electronic information and sy