BLUE BELL, Pa., Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys
Corporation (NYSE: UIS) announced today that participants in a
recent ethical hacking event sponsored by the University of Hawaii failed to access a
computerized document protected by Unisys
Stealth® – or even detect its presence on the
network.
At the event, roughly 100 contestants – including skilled
professionals from the FBI and the Army National Guard, with
advisors from the NSA acting as "coaches" – broke into teams and
were assigned tasks related to such hacking activities as cracking
encryption and social engineering. One of the tasks involved
accessing a Stealth-protected .jpg document residing on a
workstation connected to a public network.
"We view this as additional evidence that Unisys' approach to
security can protect even the most critical systems and data for
public and private sector organizations," said Tom Patterson, chief trust officer, Unisys.
"Despite the presence of law enforcement and military groups
serving as attackers, the Stealth-protected data was untouched
throughout the contest. The results illustrate the effectiveness of
the product's use of micro-segmentation and encryption to protect
organizations' most critical data."
Stealth creates segments within an organization where only
authorized users can access information, while others cannot even
see that those endpoints exist. In addition, Stealth
cryptographically confines access to a single segment of the
network – which can include everything from public clouds to mobile
devices – 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.
The Hawaii event, held at the
Army National Guard 29th Brigade Assembly Hall in Kalaeloa,
Hawaii, followed a recent
announcement by Unisys that Stealth was 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 NSA and the U.S. National
Institute of Standards and Technology, is recognized by governments
in countries such as Australia,
Canada, Germany, Malaysia, New
Zealand and the United
Kingdom.
Stealth also was concurrently approved by the NSA's Commercial
Solutions for Classified program, opening the door to U.S. federal
agencies to purchase Stealth within composite solutions that
protect classified systems and data.
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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