Cryptek Wins $8.1 Million Web Server Security Systems Contract from Naval Air Systems Command; Web Access Added to Department of Defense Database of 70 Million Images.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2003 Cryptek, Inc., a leading provider of network security for protecting high-value information assets, today announced a new $8.1 million contract for Web Server Security Systems for the Department of Defense's Joint Engineering Data Management Information and Control System (JEDMICS JEDMICS Joint Engineering Data Management Information & Control System ). The new contract, awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). , is the fifth that Cryptek has received for the JEDMICS project. The JEDMICS database is a digital repository of military engineering drawings and related engineering data, comprising approximately 70 million images housed at Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department sites. Network security technology is designed to reduce the potential vulnerability of the data to theft or computer terrorism and to create secure, efficient access control management. Cryptek's DiamondTEK security technology is already used at the sites to set and manage access policies, automate the dispensing of data, and protect the data from unauthorized access. DiamondTEK combines the functions of virtual private networks and firewalls with the ability to identify and authenticate users, allowing clients to strictly control access to network databases. DiamondTEK has received the highest level certification under the 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 rating system, an international standard that defines methods for evaluating information technology security products and systems. The new contract will provide remote access to the JEDMICS data while ensuring that government mandated security requirements continue to be met. The Web Server Security Systems will support 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 and the military's Common Access Card identification/authentication system. "As part of its program of modernization, the military has digitized most of its engineering drawings, bringing about a tremendous increase in efficiency," 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). , 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. of Cryptek. "The military needs to make the libraries of engineering drawings readily accessible not only to personnel on military bases, but also to off-site personnel and to authorized civilians working for defense contractors. "The addition of Web Server Security Systems will enable military personnel and authorized government contractors to do their jobs more effectively." One of the world's largest digital document management projects, JEDMICS was created to preserve and manage a vast repository of irreplaceable, sensitive and company proprietary drawings that are part of the nation's military hardware procurement system. Each of the 29 JEDMICS operational sites actively supports multiple local and remote users who require access to the data and who would be severely impacted by any interruption of availability. About Cryptek (http://www.cryptek.com) Cryptek, Inc. is an information security solutions provider offering today's highest level of protection for government and corporate information assets. Cryptek solutions include DiamondTEK, the company's flagship network security system designed to protect information inside the network. DiamondTEK removes the remaining hurdles to the secure access of data by partners, customers and employees, enabling organizations to safely launch network-based initiatives while increasing productivity, reducing costs and expanding market opportunities. Cryptek, the worldwide market leader for secure tactical facsimile machines, manufactures the American-made TS-21 BLACKJACK blackjack, one of the world's most widely played gambling card games; also known as twenty-one or vingt-et-un. Despite contesting claims between the French and Italians, its origins are unknown. (AN/UXC-10), the standard, rugged tactical facsimile for the U.S. Army and used by elite armed forces worldwide. Founded in 1996, 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 Sterling, Virginia is an unincorporated Washington, D.C. suburb, northwest of Herndon, east of Ashburn, and west of Reston, close to Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County. . |
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