TITUSVILLE, Fla., Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- NASA/Kennedy Space
Center - The Maritime and Port Security Information
Sharing and Analysis Organization (MPS-ISAO), advancing global
maritime and port critical infrastructure cyber resilience via
sharing of cyber threat intelligence and coordinated response,
announced today their adoption of the VirnetX Gabriel Collaboration
Suite to enable and sustain trusted and secure bi-directional
communications command and control of data transmissions between
the MPS-ISAO and MPS-ISAO members and intelligence partners.
Global security and prosperity is dependent upon a safe, secure
and resilient infrastructure moving people, manufactured and
agricultural goods, healthcare products, bulk energy and retail
products throughout the maritime and port ecosystem. Cyber
technology and computer systems are essential to the operation and
efficient functioning of worldwide maritime and port operations,
expanding beyond physical aspects of security and safety.
Operationalizing and sustaining cyber resilience, moving from a
reactive to a proactive stance, is dependent upon greater
information exchange.
As the ISAO for the nation's maritime and port critical
infrastructure, the MPS-ISAO provides a globally trusted and secure
collaborative technology infrastructure to operationalize and
sustain cyber resilience via greater information sharing of public
and private sector and cross-sector threat intelligence and
countermeasure solutions supported by coordinated response and
adoption of best practice.
"As cyber threats and attacks continue to increase in frequency,
severity and sophistication, the ability to share sensitive cyber
threat intelligence and all-hazard information securely in
real-time is critical to enable protections for the maritime and
port sector," said Christy Coffey,
MPS-ISAO Executive VP of Operations. "The MPS-ISAO applies
US-CERT's Traffic Light Protocol to manage sensitive information
sharing and member collaboration. Gabriel's military-grade
peer-to-peer encryption ensures that the MPS-ISAO's trusted voice,
mail, messaging and file sharing communications are seamless,
secure and protected on a private and secure domain, invisible to
third parties."
"The MPS-ISAO has a crucial role supporting the cybersecurity
protection and defense of global maritime and port stakeholders,"
said Kendall Larsen, VirnetX CEO and
President. "We are committed to providing the MPS-ISAO and
the Maritime and Port critical infrastructure with the most
reliable secure communications."
About the Maritime and Port Security ISAO
The MPS-ISAO, headquartered at the Global Institute for Cyber
Security Resilience (GICSR), Global Situational Awareness Center at
NASA/Kennedy Space Center,
represents a strategic public- and private-sector collaborative
partnership. Private-sector led and established to advance
Maritime and Port cyber resilience, the MPS-ISAO provides a
sustainable infrastructure for the Maritime and Port sector to
recognize and defend cyberspace by coordinated real-time security
situational awareness threat intelligence information sharing and
response, adoption of best practice and workforce education.
The MPS-ISAO is a Member of the International Association of
Certified ISAOs (IACI).
http://mpsisao.org
About VirnetX Gabriel Collaboration Suite
The Gabriel Collaboration Suite™ is a set of easy to use,
essential applications, that allow businesses and users to
communicate and collaborate with their peers in a secure,
end-to-end encrypted environment. The essential applications
include, Secure Mail, Secure Messaging, Secure Voice Call, Secure
Video Call, Secure Share & Sync and Secure Gateway Service, all
accessible through an integrated and easy to use interface on
mobile or desktop devices. VirnetX's Gabriel Secure Gateway Service
allows users to configure and remotely access all their private
network services, e.g. web cameras, home security monitoring
systems, or personal data storage (movies, photographs, etc.),
without disclosing private network information or opening special
ports that can make them vulnerable to malicious hacking or
attacks. For more information go to www.gabrielsecure.com
Contacts:
The Maritime and Port Security Information Sharing and
Analysis Organization (MPS-ISAO) 904.476.7858
Global Situational Awareness Center
Center for Space Education
NASA/Kennedy Space Center:
info@mpsisao.org
VirnetX
Investor Relations
775.548.1785
ir@virnetx.com
VirnetX, Gabriel Collaboration Suite, Gabriel Secure
Communications Platform and GABRIEL Connection Technology are
trademarks of VirnetX Holding Corporation. Other company and
product names may be trademarks of their respective owner.
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