Leidos – Government Cybersecurity,
Cloud & Data Protection

The Challenge

Government and intelligence environments require technology platforms capable of supporting digital transformation without introducing unacceptable security or operational risk.

Legacy infrastructure, increasingly distributed environments and sophisticated cyber threats create significant challenges for technology and security teams.

The objective was to strengthen security across these environments while enabling organisations to modernise infrastructure and adopt cloud technologies with greater confidence.

Complex Hybrid Environments

Technology environments increasingly span traditional infrastructure, private platforms and public cloud services.

Maintaining consistent security controls and visibility across these environments requires a coordinated architecture capable of protecting workloads regardless of where they operate.

Evolving Cyber Threats

Government and critical infrastructure environments remain attractive targets for sophisticated threat actors.

Security teams require greater visibility and stronger detection capabilities to identify suspicious behaviour and respond effectively to potential incidents.

Identity & Access Security

Traditional network boundaries are no longer sufficient for protecting distributed technology environments.

Access needed to be continuously evaluated according to identity, device, context and the sensitivity of the resources being accessed.

Data Protection

Sensitive information requires strong protection throughout its lifecycle, including when it is stored, processed, accessed and transferred between systems.

AI Core X Contribution

AI Core X expertise supported a security-led transformation approach combining Zero Trust architecture, hybrid cloud security, data protection and continuous security monitoring.

The objective was to create a security foundation capable of supporting technology modernisation while maintaining the controls required across complex government environments.

Security was integrated throughout architecture and engineering activities rather than introduced as a separate layer after implementation.

Zero Trust Architecture

Zero Trust principles provided a foundation for strengthening access controls across users, devices, applications and infrastructure.

Rather than assuming that activity within a network could automatically be trusted, access decisions were designed around continuous verification and least-privilege principles.

Identity-Centric Security

Identity became a primary security control, helping ensure access to sensitive resources was based on verified users and appropriate permissions.

Least-Privilege Access

Access policies were designed to provide users and systems only with the permissions required to perform their responsibilities.

Continuous Verification

Authentication, device posture and contextual information could be evaluated throughout access sessions rather than relying solely on initial authentication.

Secure Hybrid Cloud Transformation

Cloud adoption provides significant opportunities for scalability and technology modernisation, but government environments require additional consideration around security, governance and data protection.

AI Core X expertise supported architectures designed to maintain consistent security principles across traditional infrastructure and cloud environments.

Secure Cloud Architecture

Security controls were incorporated into cloud architecture from the earliest design stages, helping establish stronger foundations for future workloads.

Hybrid Environment Security

Security policies and architectural principles were designed to operate consistently across on-premises and cloud infrastructure.

Cloud Governance

Governance principles helped establish clear responsibilities and controls around cloud resources, identities, data and configuration.

Continuous Security Monitoring

Effective cybersecurity requires visibility into activity occurring throughout increasingly complex technology environments.

Centralised monitoring and threat intelligence approaches supported stronger situational awareness across infrastructure, applications and cloud platforms.

Threat Detection

Security analytics helped identify suspicious behaviour and potential indicators of compromise across technology environments.

Security Visibility

Centralised monitoring provided greater visibility across distributed infrastructure and security systems.

Incident Readiness

Structured security processes supported faster investigation and more coordinated responses when potential threats were identified.

Data Protection & Governance

Protecting sensitive information was treated as a core architectural requirement.

Security controls were considered throughout the data lifecycle to reduce unnecessary exposure and maintain appropriate access to critical information.

Data Access Controls

Identity and authorisation policies helped restrict access to sensitive information according to operational requirements.

Encryption & Protection

Appropriate protection mechanisms supported the confidentiality and integrity of information across systems and environments.

Governance & Compliance

Structured governance and security controls supported organisations operating within highly regulated environments while providing a foundation for continued technology modernisation.

Security Built for Complex Environments

The work demonstrates how cybersecurity can support rather than restrict technology transformation.

By combining Zero Trust, secure cloud architecture, continuous monitoring and data protection, organisations can modernise critical technology environments while maintaining strong security and governance principles.

This approach creates a more adaptable security foundation capable of responding to changing operational requirements, emerging technologies and evolving cyber threats.

Key Areas of Contribution

Zero Trust
Identity-led security and continuous verification principles.

Hybrid Cloud
Security across cloud and traditional infrastructure.

Data Protection
Controls designed to protect sensitive information throughout its lifecycle.

Threat Detection
Improved visibility across complex technology environments.

Cyber Resilience
Architecture designed around security, continuity and operational resilience.

Enabling Secure Digital Transformation

Modern government technology environments require organisations to balance innovation with security, governance and operational resilience.

AI Core X brings together expertise across cybersecurity, cloud transformation, governance and digital engineering to help organisations build secure technology foundations capable of supporting long-term transformation.

By embedding security throughout architecture and engineering, organisations can adopt new technologies while maintaining greater control over identities, systems and sensitive information.

Strengthen Your Digital Resilience

AI Core X helps organisations modernise complex technology environments without compromising security.

From Zero Trust and cloud security to governance, data protection and cybersecurity transformation, our specialists help organisations create secure and resilient foundations for continued innovation.