Kasten Chase Receives CSE Pre-Qualification for Assurency Ciphershare.TORONTO -- CipherShare pre-qualified for procurement by Government of Canada The Government of Canada is the federal government of Canada. The powers and structure of the federal government are set out in the Constitution of Canada. In modern Canadian use, the term "government" (or "federal government") refers broadly to the cabinet of the day and departments Kasten Chase (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :KCA), a leader in data storage security, today announced that its secure collaboration solution, Assurency(R) CipherShare(TM), has been successfully evaluated by the Canadian Government's Communication Security Establishment (CSE (Certified Systems Engineer) See Microsoft certification. ) under the Information Technology Security (ITS) Pre-Qualification Program. Under the rigorous ITS Pre-Qualification evaluation process, Assurency CipherShare had to meet the cryptographic and security standards of the CSE and demonstrate its potential for application within the Government of Canada. The successful evaluation pre-qualifies Assurency CipherShare for procurement by the Government of Canada. "Assurency CipherShare is a highly-advanced, easy to use, secure document management and collaboration solution that defends 'need to know' policies, secures departmental and interdepartmental communications, and protects information that is accessed remotely, including access to sensitive information from international locations where networks may be compromised," said Michael Milligan, 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 Kasten Chase. "We are looking forward to introducing CipherShare as the means to address these critically important requirements within the Government of Canada." CipherShare seamlessly integrates 'always-on' security with sophisticated document management and collaboration into a single, easy-to-use application. Providing full auto-versioning and notification, CipherShare ensures that all documents, files, messages and chat sessions shared between team members are always securely encrypted before being transmitted and stored. Even if a computer is lost or stolen, sensitive information will not be compromised. The ITS Product Pre-qualification Program (IPPP IPPP Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (UK) IPPP Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention Program (US Department of Energy) IPPP Isopropylphenyl Phosphate IPPP Internet Publishing Pilot Program ) is an initiative jointly led by CSE and Public Works and Government Services Canada Public Works and Government Services Canada, also referred to as Department of Public Works and Government Services, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration. (PWGSC PWGSC Public Works and Government Services Canada ) to pre-qualify ITS products for use within the Government of Canada (GoC). The intent of the IPPP is to provide Government of Canada clients a list of CSE evaluated ITS products that have undergone Common Criteria and/or Cryptographic Module Validation Program The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) is a joint American and Canadian security accreditation program for cryptographic modules. The program is available to any vendors who seek to have their products certified for use by the U.S. (CMVP CMVP Cryptographic Module Validation Program (NIST/CSE) CMVP Certified Measurement and Verification Professional ) evaluation. Unless otherwise noted, products listed on the ITS Product Pre-Qualification List are recommended for protection of Government of Canada Protected B and below information, subject to a departmental Threat and Risk Assessment. To view more information on IPPP, please visit: http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/en/services/industrial_services/its_prod_pre- qual_prog.html The CipherShare Product Security Summary is posted on the CSE internet website. To view the summary in English, please visit: http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/en/services/industrial_services/products/ciph ershare.html To view the summary in French, please visit: http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/fr/services/industrial_services/products/ciph ershare-f.html. About Kasten Chase Kasten Chase (TSX:KCA) delivers innovative data storage security solutions to mitigate information security risks, meet compliance obligations and reduce the cost and complexity of data storage operations. To complement its award-winning storage security solution, the Company offers business services that assess and evaluate risk management, compliance practices and storage resource management for enterprise storage systems. BS 7799 and CISSP-qualified consultants utilize a comprehensive toolset to prioritize and cost-justify information security investments that deliver business improvements and a comprehensive foundation for compliance. Kasten Chase established its IT security credentials within government and military departments through its high-assurance, remote access solutions. Certified by the U.S. National Security Agency and pre-approved by 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 , the company's RASP Data Security(TM) portfolio protects some of the most sensitive information in the world. Kasten Chase is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario with offices in Ottawa, Ontario and Sterling, Virginia. Kasten Chase is a certified ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 company. Kasten Chase Applied Research Limited (TSX:KCA) |
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