Cryptek Secure Communications Awarded FIPS 140-1 Certification.Business Editors/Technology Writers STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2001 Cryptek(R) Secure Communications, a provider of trusted access management systems for protecting high-value corporate and government information assets, today announced FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 140-1 certification for a key component of its DiamondTEK(TM) network security system. This stringent certification from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ) and the Canadian Communications Security Establishment Noun 1. Communications Security Establishment - Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies CSE international intelligence agency - an intelligence agency outside the United States ensures the system's compliance to these governments' security standards. The certification was awarded to Cryptek's DiamondLink(TM) 10/100 product, a user authentication/encryption/access control device that is part of Cryptek's complete solution for protecting high-value corporate and government information assets. DiamondLink received the certification for Cryptographic Module Design, Physical Security, Key Management, and other key parameters. The DiamondLink 10/100 appliance is a compact device that sits between the user's computer and the network, to serve as a "gatekeeper," by identifying and authenticating each user and enforcing data access policy. DiamondLink 10/100 is ideally suited for identification and authentication of network connections, where the highest level of security is required, particularly in military, government, financial, and healthcare environments. Cryptek's security system allows a network security manager to set and enforce individual access policies, creating an extremely secure internal environment incorporating high-level encryption, sophisticated IPSec and token-based user identification and authentication, DiamondTEK was built for and proven on U.S. Government and military networks over the last decade. "We are pleased that our efforts have been recognized at the highest level. This certification will allow us to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. new market opportunities, while giving our clients a needed level of comfort and confidence," said David Gross David Jonathan Gross (born February 19, 1941 in Washington, D.C.) is an American particle physicist and string theorist (although he's stated to the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo, on 09/27/2006, that the second area is included in the first one). , Cryptek's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . About Cryptek http://www.cryptek.com/ Cryptek Secure Communications, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control provides network security solutions that offer today's highest level of protection for information assets. DiamondTEK, Cryptek's flagship security solution, is a centrally managed system of easy-to-deploy hardware components that utilizes proprietary technologies combined with the features of point security products to create a single best-of-breed offering. Designed to protect information from the inside out, DiamondTEK provides the longest and most trusted access path possible and removes the remaining hurdles to the secure access of corporate data by partners, customers, and employees. With these hurdles removed, organizations can safely launch network-based initiatives while increasing productivity, reducing costs, and expanding market opportunities. Founded in 1986, Cryptek is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in Sterling, Virginia. |
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