Fortress Technologies' High Performance Wireless Security Controllers Earn Critical FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Certification.Company Continues Commitment to Government Standards TAMPA, Fla. -- Fortress Technologies, a leading provider of secure wireless networking, today announced that its FC-X Series of security controllers have been awarded a Federal Information Processing Standard Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. (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. ) 140-2 level 2 certificate (Cert. #718) from the 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. ). In order to earn the FIPS certification, Fortress' FC-X Series of security controllers were put through rigorous testing by 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. independent lab and reviewed by NIST, ensuring they satisfy the government's high standards for use within agency networks. "There is a significant demand in federal as well as state and local markets for certified secure wireless solutions," said John Dow, Vice President, Business Development and Marketing, Fortress. "Fortress is committed to providing our customers with products that meet or exceed their policy and certification requirements. We are pleased to offer our customers a certified platform that truly meets their enterprise demands." Fortress' FC-X Series of security controllers are capable of processing throughputs up to 1.9 Gigabits per second (Gbps), offering government customers a solution that meets the requirements for high-performance wireless optics links, as well as agency-wide wireless networking deployments. This enables large-scale organizations to secure communications from thousands of wireless users over high-bandwidth wireless links. FC-X Series security controllers work across all wireless transports - including Wi-Fi (802.11), WiMAX (802.16), free space optics See FSO. (FSO (Free Space Optics) Transmitting optical signals through the air using infrared lasers. Also known as "wireless optics," FSO provides point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission at very high speeds without requiring a government license for use of the spectrum. ), Military RF and satellite. "Having a FIPS-validated security controller that can handle almost 2 Gbps allows our customers to securely deploy a wide range of wireless or wired technologies," said Patrick Guerin, CISSP-ISSEP, CWSP CWSP College Work Study Program CWSP Certified Wireless Security Professional CWSP Community Water and Sanitation Project CWSP Collaborative Web Services Platform CWSP Certified Wireless Solutions Provider CWSP Commercial Wideband Satellite-communication Program , President of Key Management Systems, Inc. (KMS). "Fortress' security controllers enable government agencies to not only deploy tactical networks, but also allow for the scalability to an enterprise-level solution for secure and reliable communications in mission-critical environments." FIPS is a set of standards that describe document processing, provide standard algorithms for searching and provide other information processing standards for security modules used to protect government networks. For more information regarding NIST and FIPS visit: http://www.nist.gov. Magued Barsoum, Fortress Technologies' Chief Technical Architect, will be speaking on the topic of another important government security initiative, Suite B, at the Certicom ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. Conference on November 14 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Canada. Suite B is a set of cryptographic algorithms specified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to provide standard, interoperable security for protecting both classified and sensitive but unclassified The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. (SBU) information. About Fortress Technologies Fortress Technologies provides market leading solutions that help government and commercial customers worldwide implement wireless technologies confidently, securely and simply. Rigorously tested and proven for high security assurance, Fortress' interoperable solutions protect all wireless transports including Wi-Fi (802.11), WiMAX (802.16), free space optics (FSO), Military RF and satellite. Securing over 12,000 wireless government networks, Fortress specializes in deployable networking, mobile edge applications, fixed wireless and office wireless LANs. Fortress has won numerous awards including Federal Computer Week's "10 Hot Companies to Watch," Venture Reporter's "20 Venture-backed Wireless Firms Most Likely to Succeed" and SC Magazine's "Reader's Trust Award" two years in a row. For more information, visit www.fortresstech.com or call 813-288-7388. |
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