Telos and AirDefense Partner on U.S. Army Contract for Wireless Intrusion Detection and Prevention.ASHBURN, Va. and ATLANTA -- Telos([R]) Corporation, a leading provider of security solutions to the federal government, has won an expansive contract with the U.S. Army to install AirDefense's wireless intrusion detection/prevention system (WIDS/WIPS) at 20 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. installations. Under the terms of this contract, Telos will deliver more than 1500 AirDefense sensors on a turnkey basis, including site surveys and project reports for each of the 20 locations as well as installation, testing and onsite training. The AirDefense system will protect the Army's local area networks in addition to its wireless networks from unauthorized access. AirDefense will also prevent potential vulnerabilities by alerting managers of open connections. The contract expands work already done by the Army to install wireless intrusion and detection at 16 other sites in the continental United States United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS. . This followed the June 2006 release of a supplemental Department of Defense (DoD) policy on wireless security that called for around-the-clock wireless intrusion and detection. The AirDefense WIDS/WIPS solution meets the requirements of the new policy, which includes having National Information Assurance Partnership's (NIAP See Common Criteria. ) stringent 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 AirDefense solution also appears on the Army's Information Assurance Approved Products List (IAAPL), a requirement of the contract. Telos has helped military agencies lay the groundwork for secure wireless networks in compliance with leading standards such as DoD 8100.2 and Federal Information Processing Standards (standard) Federal Information Processing Standards - (FIPS) United States Government technical standards published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). (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. Telos was an original member of the DoD's wireless policy working group and provided guidance on Air Force wireless policy and the certification and accreditation of their wireless systems. In addition, Telos assisted the Air Force and the Navy in developing and validating their standard secure wireless architecture. "Telos is committed to helping our armed forces achieve consistent success in preventing network violations from friendly and unfriendly potential intruders," said John B. Wood, Telos chairman and 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. . "We're pleased to make this announcement in partnership with AirDefense and look forward to working with them and with the Army on their wireless network security." AirDefense provides a complete suite of solutions that secure wireless networks and protect the extended mobile enterprise against all threats and attacks. The Army joins other military branches within the DoD, in addition to other agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , the Department of Transportation, Department of Energy and Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. , that are already relying on AirDefense's enterprise suite of intrusion detection/prevention products. "The integrity of our Armed Forces' communication networks is among our nation's highest priorities," said Mike Potts, president and CEO of AirDefense. "We're excited about this opportunity to work with Telos in extending our unique wireless intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. and prevention capabilities to additional bases of the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local ." About AirDefense AirDefense is the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security. The company is trusted by more Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations and high-security government agencies for enterprise wireless protection than any other company. AirDefense products provide the most advanced solutions for rogue wireless detection, policy enforcement and intrusion prevention, both inside and outside an organization's physical locations and wired networks. Common Criteria-certified, AirDefense enterprise-class products scale to support single offices as well as organizations with hundreds of locations around the globe. Founded in 2001, AirDefense is based in Atlanta, GA, and serves more than 600 government agencies and blue chip corporations. For more information, please visit http://www.airdefense.net or call 770-663-8115. About Telos Telos Corporation has provided innovative IT solutions and services to the federal government for more than 30 years. Telos and Xacta Corporation, its subsidiary for security solutions, have since 1989 enabled the compliance of the government's most security-conscious organizations with demanding federal and DoD information security mandates. Xacta's offerings include security risk and vulnerability management solutions, enterprise security consulting, secure networking solutions, enterprise messaging and identity management solutions. Its solutions are represented to the federal government on Telos' NETCENTS NETCENTS Network-Centric Solutions (US Air Force) FA8771-04-D-0009 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract, GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. schedule and other federal contract vehicles. For more information, visit www.telos.com. Telos is a registered trademark of Telos Corporation. Xacta is a registered trademark of Xacta Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. Xacta is a subsidiary of Telos Corporation. |
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