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SELinux Gets Easier with New Tresys Brickwall(TM) Security Suite.


Leading Experts Develop Intuitive Solution for Configuring Enterprise Linux Linux

Nonproprietary operating system (OS) for digital computers. In 1991 Linus Torvalds of Finland began asking for volunteer programmers over the Internet to collaborate on the development of a UNIX-like OS for personal computers; the “1.
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, Md. -- Tresys, a leader in security technology innovation and services and a primary contributor to Security Enhanced Linux See SELinux.  (SELinux (Security Enhanced LINUX) A secure version of Linux originally specified by the National Security Agency (NSA) and which became standard since Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel in 2003. ), today announced the commercial release of the Tresys Brickwall(TM) Security Suite - a powerful enterprise solution that makes using and managing SELinux easier and more effective.

SELinux, the best Linux security technology available, provides a rich set of security functions but IT administrators often lack the expertise needed to effectively configure See configuration.

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 and leverage these capabilities. The Tresys Brickwall Security Suite builds upon leading-edge open source technologies to provide unmatched control over these powerful SELinux security functions -- without requiring special knowledge of the SELinux policy language. Tresys Brickwall allows effective use of SELinux by any Linux user without the need for extensive training or costly consulting resources.

The Tresys Brickwall Security Suite includes three editions - Standard, Professional, and Enterprise - to meet varying levels of end-user (job) end-user - The person who uses a computer application, as opposed to those who developed or support it. The end-user may or may not know anything about computers, how they work, or what to do if something goes wrong.  needs. With Tresys Brickwall, administrators now have unmatched ability to configure, customize, and extend the security controls provided by SELinux. With the Enterprise edition, the first-ever network management console The client component of network management software that provides the user interface and "control room" view of the network.  for SELinux, administrators can apply enhanced security across an entire enterprise, allowing administrators to configure SELinux for groups of systems and apply and monitor this security remotely. Key features of the suite include the ability to define network access settings for individual programs, built-in protection for many applications and services, customization of resource and file protection settings, and the ability to create custom policy targets for new applications. The Standard Edition is a free version, while the Professional and Enterprise Editions provide scalable security for any size organization.

"Tresys Brickwall is the next step in our on-going initiative to help make SELinux widely available and easy to use for any type of user," stated Frank Mayer, President/CTO of Tresys Technology, a well-known authority on SELinux. "Tresys is very pleased to provide this fully supported enterprise solution to help achieve that goal. Our Tresys Brickwall product nicely compliments com·pli·ment  
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 the numerous open source technologies we have been providing the SELinux community for years. By making the power of SELinux accessible to many more people, we expect Tresys Brickwall to have a significant impact on improving enterprise Linux security on a global scale."

More information on the Tresys Brickwall Security Suite is available at www.tresys.com/products. Tresys-sponsored open source projects are available at http://oss.tresys.com.

About Tresys Technology

Tresys Technology is a principal open source contributor to Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux), with an emphasis on making SELinux easier to use and manage. In addition to its extensive Secure Linux technology development, services, and training experience, Tresys is developing the Tresys Brickwall(TM) and Tresys Razor(TM) suite of products to allow Linux users and administrators to easily leverage the power of SELinux. Tresys also provides business and government organizations with expert security engineering services, including security testing Security Testing: (The) Process to determine that an IS (Information System) protects data and maintains functionality as intended.

The six basic security concepts that need to be covered by security testing are: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, authorisation,
, evaluation and certification support, cryptographic cryp·tog·ra·phy  
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1. The process or skill of communicating in or deciphering secret writings or ciphers.

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 solutions, and security technology innovation. For more information, visit www.tresys.com.
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