BALTIMORE TECHNOLOGIES CHOSEN TO PROVIDE SECURITY AND INTEGRITY TO THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies was an internet security firm founded in 1976 by Michael Purser. It was acquired in 1996 by a team financed by Dermot Desmond and led by Fran Rooney, who became CEO. (Nasdaq: BALT BALT bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. BALT Bronchiole-associated lymphoid tissue, see MALT ) (LONDON: BLM BLM n abbr (US) (= Bureau of Land Management) → les domaines ) has announced that it is a key member of the consortium selected to upgrade the Australian Defence communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. through the multimillion dollar e-Defence project. Baltimore Technologies was chosen as part of the CSC-led consortium, to provide secure communications and e-business solutions to the 90,000 Australian Defence personnel. Under this agreement, Baltimore will provide e-security services in a deal valued at over A$1 million, that is expected to be recognised over a seven month period from June to year end. The aim of the e-Defence project is to provide a sophisticated and integrated infrastructure to protect critical operational communications. Every member of Defence will be given a digital certificate that has been generated using an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. public key infrastructure (PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ). These digital certificates will enable Defence personnel to uniquely sign and encrypt their electronic correspondence, giving this e-correspondence the same assurance and legal status as a signed, paper-based letter. The e-Defence communications system will be based on the commercial off-the-shelf products that are currently being used by Defence. Baltimore will provide the expertise to increase the security provided by their mail systems to a level appropriate for the communication of highly sensitive information. When completed, e-Defence will be the largest such information security project in the Southern Hemisphere and will be compliant with the Australian Government's Gatekeeper requirements. n |
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