The Most Secure Intrusion
Detection
2007-04-25 10:00:00.0
CDT
EAL 3+ Common Criteria
Certification Protects Highly Secure Government and Enterprise
Organizations Worldwide
Ronn Bailey
Founder,
CEO and CTO
Vanguard Integrity
Professionals |
Vanguard Integrity Professionals, the leader in
enterprise mainframe security solutions, recently announced it has
earned Common Criteria EAL3+ certification for Vanguard Enforcer, its
industry-leading, intrusion detection and management solution for
governments and large organizations worldwide. The only mainframe
software to achieve EAL3+ certification, Vanguard Enforcer is now
recognized as the most secure solution for continuously monitoring and
analyzing mission-critical activities and events for customers with IBM
System z Security Server (RACF) implementations.
To achieve
EAL3+ certification, Vanguard Enforcer was evaluated in the areas of
product functionality, development environment, security
vulnerabilities, security-related documentation and product testing. The
certification process, which took more than one year to complete, also
scrutinized Vanguard's corporate processes, procedures and systems thus
earning the '+' recognition.
"We are delighted that Vanguard
Enforcer will be Common Criteria certified and that Vanguard selected
atsec for this important project," said Jim Porell, IBM Chief Architect,
System z Software. "As a provider of System z security management
software, Vanguard's products complement IBM's initiatives with the U.S.
Government and other highly secure organizations."
Vanguard
Enforcer protects critical data and resources, ensuring that operational
security standards, policies, rules and settings are rigorously
enforced. Vanguard's detection and enforcement technology is the only
one of its kind that is proven to prevent human error by authorized
users and to detect and manage deliberate attacks by insiders and
outsiders, making it the ideal solution to protect the world's critical
infrastructure.
"It has always been our mission to provide
customers with the most advanced enterprise security technology," said
Ronn Bailey, founder, CEO and CTO of Vanguard. "This certification will
provide Vanguard's customers with an even higher level of confidence
knowing that Enforcer's functionality has been certified by independent
security software experts."
Vanguard's Common Criteria
Certification was performed by atsec Information Security Corporation.
atsec is a Common Criteria security evaluation facility accredited and
licensed by BSI in Germany and by National Voluntary Laboratory
Accreditation Program (NVLAP) in the U.S. The company has a
long-standing international reputation in IT security and is a mentor to
some of the largest technology companies for the certification process,
including certification of IBM's z/OS operating system.
Vanguard
Enforcer is the industry leading, intrusion detection and management
solution for IBM System z Security Server (RACF) implementations.
Enforcer technology has been actively protecting systems and data
critical to maintaining life in manned space programs for over a decade.
The technology, originally developed in response to system intrusions
related to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
space program, protects systems and data critical to human life in the
unforgiving and inhospitable environment of space. Today, Enforcer is
instrumental in maintaining NASA's highest level of security. Vanguard
has transformed this well-proven software system into a breakthrough
security management product being used by the world's leading financial
institutions, retail and commerce organizations and government agencies.
Vanguard Integrity Professionals is a pioneer and recognized
world leader in security solutions for critical infrastructure
computing. Since 1986, customers have looked to Vanguard as the
single-source solution for increased security through robust software
products, comprehensive support, in-depth training programs, expert
consulting, and security system migrations. Vanguard's Professional
Services specialize in assisting organizations with the process of
ensuring and protecting the integrity of their Information Systems and
the confidentiality of their data. Each year, Vanguard produces the
world's pre-eminent security conference: the Vanguard Enterprise
Security Solutions(tm) & RACF(r) Users Training.
More
information on these and other Vanguard Integrity Professionals products
is available online at www.go2vanguard.com
