BLUE BELL, Pa., July 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys
Corporation (NYSE: UIS) announced today that Unisys
Stealth® has been certified as among the products
eligible for use by governments in more than 20 countries to
protect their most sensitive systems and information.
Stealth was evaluated and accredited by the National Information
Assurance Partnership (NIAP) as meeting internationally-accepted
standards for trusted security products and solutions. NIAP
certification, established by the U.S. National Security Agency
(NSA) and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology,
is recognized by governments in countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Only the most secure products
achieve this very exclusive designation.
Stealth also was concurrently approved by the NSA's Commercial
Solutions for Classified (CSfC) program, opening the door to U.S.
federal agencies to purchase Stealth within composite solutions
that protect classified systems and data.
"These certifications make some of the most advanced security
technology available not only to the U.S. intelligence community
and Department of Defense, but to civilian agencies and governments
in many other countries as well," said Tom
Patterson, chief trust officer, Unisys. "Achieving NIAP
certification provides independent validation of the objective
assurance that we're abiding by the stringent security requirements
demanded by federal agencies and top enterprises."
For a product to be NIAP-certified, it must undergo evaluation
in the United States at an
approved Common Criteria Testing Laboratory. Additionally, the CSfC
program requires specific selected requirements to be included in
the evaluation validating that the product complies with the
applicable NIAP-approved protection profile.
With the CSfC approval, U.S. federal agencies can use Stealth in
layered solutions protecting classified data, according to a
statement by the National Security Agency/Central Security
Service's Information Assurance Directorate.
Stealth uses identity-based microsegmentation techniques and
encryption to create segments within an organization where only
authorized users can access information, while those without
authorization cannot even see that those endpoints exist. Stealth
cryptographically confines their access to a single segment of the
network, with no ability to move laterally to other parts of the
organization. This helps organizations mitigate attacks and hacker
incidents by rendering devices, data and end users undetectable on
networks.
About Unisys
Unisys is a global information technology
company that works with many of the world's largest companies and
government organizations to solve their most pressing IT and
business challenges. Unisys specializes in providing integrated,
leading-edge solutions to clients in the government, financial
services and commercial markets. With more than 20,000 employees
serving clients around the world, Unisys offerings include cloud
and infrastructure services, application services, security
solutions, and high-end server technology. For more information,
visit www.unisys.com.
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