Protegrity & SafeNet Create a Strategic Alliance to Deliver More Choices for Enterprise Data Security Management.Addressing Enterprise Needs by Combining Data Security Software and Hardware STAMFORD, Conn. & BALTIMORE -- Protegrity([R]) Corporation, a leading provider of data security management solutions to the enterprise, and SafeNet, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SFNT), setting the standard for information security, today announce a multifaceted partnership that enables enterprise clients to protect sensitive database content with integrated solutions using Protegrity's Defiance([TM]) DPS Minicomputer series from Bull HN. 1. (language, text) DPS - Display PostScript. 2. (language) DPS - A real-time language with direct expression of timing requests. ["Language Constructs for Distributed Real-Time PRogramming", I. software, and SafeNet's Luna([R]) and ProtectServer families of hardware security modules HSMs. Protegrity will resell SafeNet's HSMs to environments requiring the extra hardware protection of 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. 140-1/FIPS 140-2 and 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 certification. The first release of the combined solution is available in Defiance 4.2.Protegrity's Defiance Security Software Suite protects data from acquisition-to-storage - from application, file, and database, to backup, storage and archival. SafeNet's family of HSMs ensures that cryptographic keys and processes are stored and managed exclusively within FIPS and Common Criteria validated hardware. Protegrity were recently granted a patent for defining where a user can process or store encrypted data and encryption keys. (www.protegrity.com\pressreleases/113005release.html) In addition to the secure master key storage on the HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. , Protegrity users can also choose to store and process encrypted data, encryption keys, and data tables within a database or within an HSM. Unlike network-attached encryption device point solutions, the Protegrity-SafeNet offering delivers the extra security many organizations require, without sacrificing the performance and scalability of a software solution. "Customers must secure sensitive information across the enterprise, but often struggle to balance this requirement with operational needs," said Gordon Rapkin, president & 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 Protegrity. "Our strategic alliance with SafeNet provides our joint customers SafeNet's extra hardware-based protection, while offering the central management, scalability and performance of our Defiance DPS software solution." "Protecting data at rest has become a critical part of an organization's asset management strategy," said Chris Holland Chris Holland (born 11 September 1975 in Whalley, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southport, having joined in 2007 from Boston United. , Director of the HSM business within SafeNet's Enterprise Security business unit. "Combining Protegrity's data security software with SafeNet's family of high assurance HSMs enables enterprises to achieve the highest level of data protection across their database systems." SafeNet joins the Protegrity Alliance Network as a strategic partner. The PAN program creates a powerful network of independent software vendors, original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and platform partners that deliver enterprise-level data security management solutions. ABOUT PROTEGRITY Protegrity Corporation delivers enterprise-wide data security management solutions for end-to-end protection for applications and sensitive data, enabling companies to deploy comprehensive security policies with centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. management and auditing. Protegrity is committed to protecting sensitive data wherever it resides in today's highly distributed and heterogeneous computing environments. Protegrity empowers management to take responsibility for sensitive data by mitigating legal and financial risks associated with security breaches and assuring compliance with regulatory requirements for data security. For more than ten years, Protegrity's award-winning technology has enabled customers to address and resolve critical security challenges. Protegrity invented the core technology used for data-level encryption and owns key patents for database and application security and protection. For more information call 203.326.7200 x1004. Protegrity and Defiance are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Protegrity Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ABOUT SAFENET SafeNet is a global leader in information security. Founded more than 20 years ago, the company provides complete security utilizing its encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products including hardware, software, and chips. UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System , Nokia, Fujitsu, Hitachi, ARM, Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , NetGear, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , Adobe, Samsung, Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. , the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and scores of other customers entrust their security needs to SafeNet. For more information, visit www.safenet-inc.com |
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