MITRE Releases Information Security Technology Prototypes.Business/Technology Editors BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2001 The MITRE Corporation (body) MITRE Corporation - A US federally funded R&D center, spun off in 1958 from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory (also an FFRDC). MITRE is a non-profit corporation chartered to do R&D in the public interest. announced that several of its information security tools have been made available in the public interest for licensing on a non-exclusive basis. These tools have been funded through MITRE work in its federally funded R&D centers as well as under its own independent research and development program. The most recent licensing agreement has been signed with Harris Corporation Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. of Melbourne, Fl, for MITRE's Analysis of Networked Systems Security Risks (ANSSR) software. Originally designed to protect and secure U.S. government computer networks, ANSSR has been reengineered for the STAT(R) Analyzer 2.0, a member of the Harris family of network security products. Other technology that has been released includes Egressor, and Spitfire Spitfire or Supermarine Spitfire British fighter aircraft in World War II. A low-wing monoplane first flown in 1936, it was adopted by the RAF in 1938. . Egressor is a tool that allows companies to check the configuration of their Internet point-of-presence router. Spitfire was developed as a prototype operator workstation for Network Intrusion Detection System A network intrusion detection system (NIDS) is an intrusion detection system that tries to detect malicious activity such as denial of service attacks, port scans or even attempts to crack into computers by monitoring network traffic. operators. Since its release, it has been downloaded by more than 30 organizations in the government, the commercial sector and academia. "The goal of our technology transfer program is to ensure that MITRE technology is broadly applied for the benefit of our government sponsors and the public," said MITRE's Director of Technology Transfer Gerard Eldering. "These are great examples of how government-funded technology is having an impact in the private sector." For further information on these tools as well as other available technology, go to MITRE's tech transfer home page (http://www.mitre.org/tech_transfer/), or contact Mr. Eldering at 703-883-6053. MITRE is a not-for-profit national technology resource that provides systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government. It operates federally funded research and development centers Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) conduct research for the United States Government. They are administered in accordance with U.S Code of Federal Regulations, Title 48, Part 35, Section 35.017 by universities and corporations. for the DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. , the FAA and the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. . |
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