CipherOptics Receives Common Criteria Certification for Industry Leading IPSec Security Gateways.RALEIGH, N.C. -- CipherOptics Inc., the leading innovator of solutions for Protecting Data in Motion(TM), announced today that it has received one of the first Common Criteria (Common Criteria for Information Technology Security) An international standard process for defining security objectives and for evaluating compliance with those objectives. The Common Criteria have largely replaced the Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC), the Canadian Evaluation Assurance Level The Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL1 through EAL7) of an IT product or system is a numerical grade assigned following the completion of a Common Criteria security evaluation, an international standard in effect since 1999. (EAL EAL English as an Additional Language EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) ) 2 certifications for its Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. and Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. IPSec extensible security gateways. The Common Criteria certification validates that CipherOptics solutions meet the comprehensive standards set by the international Common Criteria committee and validates CipherOptics products as best in breed. "Receiving the Common Criteria certification is a significant milestone for CipherOptics and points to the high standards we adhere to in developing our data protection solutions," said Dennis Toothman, founder and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , CipherOptics. "The Common Criteria certification positions CipherOptics as a leading security vendor, one whose products are used in some of the most security-sensitive networks throughout the world." Unlike many industry certifications, the Common Criteria process provides customers with an independent and objective validation that a company's product meets certain levels of quality, reliability and trustworthiness. CipherOptics' global customers can use this certification as a way of measuring CipherOptics products against the most stringent international test guidelines available. The Common Criteria is the result of efforts to develop standards for evaluation of IT security that are useful worldwide. It is based on established security practices and guidelines that are part of existing European, US and Canadian criteria (ITSEC See NCSC. , TCSEC See NCSC. and CTCPEC CTCPEC Canadian Trusted Computer Product Evaluation Criteria respectively). The Common Criteria contributes to the development of an international standard, and opens the way to worldwide mutual recognition of evaluation results. (http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org) CipherOptics' Common Criteria certificate can be viewed at http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/documents/services/ccs/optics-cert-e.pdf. About CipherOptics CipherOptics, the leading innovator of solutions for Protecting Data in Motion, has been providing best-in-breed data security solutions to a growing list of top customers including large enterprises, top financial institutions, Fortune 100 companies, healthcare organizations, and government agencies. CipherOptics security solutions protect data in motion with virtually no impact to network operations or management to: protect data storage in motion, protect data as it traverses third party networks, secure sensitive virtual networks, and secure end-to-end wireless links. CipherOptics solutions leverage robust industry-standard 256 bit AES encryption capabilities and provide the best total cost of ownership, performance, network transparency and ease of implementation in its class of products. The CipherOptics family of security gateways is field-proven in some of the most security-conscious networks in the world, and has received FIPS-140-2 Level 2 validation and Common Criteria certification. For more information please see www.cipheroptics.com. |
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