HALIFAX, Nova Scotia,
Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- (DEFSEC Atlantic 2018) Viasat
Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today
announced it has made new security capabilities available for U.S.
and international Five Eyes (FVEY) naval forces. Viasat introduced
its integrated Mobile Dynamic Defense (MDD) cybersecurity software
for use at sea to securely capture and distribute sensitive data to
onshore counterparts, and defend against rapidly evolving cyber
threats during a maritime mission.
MDD is highly valuable for maritime platforms because of its
ability to provide the necessary policy enforcement and in-mission
configuration flexibility without a connection to a remote
management system by using the information assurance "Defense in
Depth" model, which weaves together multiple layers of security
controls and countermeasures. This model enables the Viasat MDD
platform to ensure sensitive information hosted on the end user
device (EUD) is continually checked and protected from compromise –
even if the EUD is disconnected from the military operations
center.
"Hackers are increasingly looking to compromise mobile devices
as a way to gain access to classified government and military
data," said Ken Peterman, president,
Government Systems, Viasat. "By providing Viasat's MDD software,
naval personnel now have the ability to provision and configure
devices as a mission changes—which can help secure highly-sensitive
mission information and defend against emerging cyber threats—even
at sea."
MDD software is an integral component of Viasat's comprehensive
cybersecurity platform, which analyzes terabits of data across
commercial and government networks on a daily basis to defend
against some of the world's most sophisticated cyber threats.
Viasat currently offers secure, high-speed and resilient
SATCOM-enabled services via its Hybrid Adaptive Network concept for
a range of U.S. and FVEY military operations.
Immediate Availability
Viasat's MDD security
capabilities are now authorized for purchase by naval and maritime
customers in the United States,
Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New
Zealand. For more information, please visit:
https://www.viasat.com/mobile-enterprise-security
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications
company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be
connected. For more than 30 years, Viasat has helped
shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around
the world communicate. Today, the Company is developing the
ultimate global communications network to power high-quality,
secure, affordable, fast connections to impact people's lives
anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea. To learn
more about Viasat, visit: www.viasat.com, go
to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on
social media
at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors
created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements
about the MDD cybersecurity and information assurance capabilities
for maritime platforms. Readers are cautioned that actual results
could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
include: software defects and technologies that do not perform
according to expectations. In addition, please refer to the risk
factors contained in Viasat's SEC filings available
at www.sec.gov, including Viasat's most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on
which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Copyright © 2018 Viasat, Inc. All rights reserved. All other
product or company names mentioned are used for identification
purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective
owners. Viasat is a registered trademark of Viasat,
Inc.
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