Cryptek Wins Network Security Contract With the New Zealand Defence Force.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001

Cryptek Secure Communications, a provider of trusted access management systems for protecting high-value government and corporate information assets, today announced a contract with the Headquarters of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), Directorate of Joint Command Control Communications and Information Systems. Cryptek's technology will provide a multi-level security capability within the Secure Wide Area Network (SWAN) of the HQ, New Zealand Defence Force, supporting compartmentalization of information based on classification, privacy setting and/or responsibility areas.

Cryptek's centrally managed network security system, DiamondTEK, will be used by the NZDF to create strong internal protection against information misuse and provide strong access control. Cryptek's DiamondTEK puts "Need-To-Know" back into security. The installation, which will include using fiber optic connectors, is scheduled to begin in early September.

"We've spent more than 18 months studying available solutions for upgrading security and access controls for our entire network," said Commander Warwick Sullivan, Deputy Director, Command Control and Information Systems, New Zealand Defence Force. "We selected Cryptek because of its track record with other military networks and its strong history and expertise in the area of network security."

"The New Zealand Defence Force has created an `inside-out' strategy for controlling authorized access and erecting strong barriers within the entire network," said David Gross, Cryptek CEO. "We're pleased that our DiamondTEK system was chosen as the key element for the NZDF's integrated security strategy."

Cryptek's security system allows a network manager to set and reinforce individual access policies, creating an extremely secure internal environment. Incorporating high-level encryption, sophisticated IPSec and token-based user identification and authentication, the system was built and proven on the U.S. Government and Military networks over the last decade. It is the first and only network security technology to have received the prestigious B2 level certification from the National Security Agency (NSA).

Cryptek's "drop-in" appliance, called DiamondLink, will be installed on the network, one per computer. Each centrally managed DiamondLink will serve as a "gate keeper," by identifying and authenticating each user and reinforcing data access policy.

DiamondCentral, the security controller for all devices and software in the DiamondTEK environment, will establish and enforce all network access security policy, including operational configuration, control, and monitoring. DiamondCentral also provides centralized I & A management, maintains central security audit logs and alarms, and delivers updates, as needed, to all DiamondTEK network nodes.

About Cryptek http://www.cryptek.com/

Cryptek Secure Communications, LLC 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 located in Sterling, Virginia.