Thales, the leader in high-performance encryption, announced
today that its state-of-the-art Datacryptor® SONET/SDH OC-3/12/48 encryptors
have been validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) under the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 validation
process. Thales continues to demonstrate its leadership and strength in
the encryption marketplace, as it currently maintains over 30 FIPS product
certifications for the Datacryptor product line. The certification allows
Thales to continue to be a key supplier of encryption products to the U.S.
Government.
As the gold standard for cryptographic security, FIPS-140-2 validation
is required by the U.S. Federal Government to certify the design strength
of information assurance products, and is increasingly becoming a benchmark
for the private enterprise sector including the banking and finance markets.
Supporting the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with 256-bit encryption
algorithm and with redundant power to meet high-availability applications,
Thales’ high-speed optical encryption platforms are being deployed
to enable high-speed and high-reliability of mission critical applications
worldwide.
Thales’ Datacryptor portfolio of encryption products and solutions
is highly recognized in the industry for securing the confidentiality of
critical data in transit. Datacryptor SONET/SDH enables customers to meet
government data security mandates and regulations, while delivering higher
efficiency compared to Layer 3 IPSec based solutions.
Financial and government agencies are increasingly deploying Layer 2 encryption
solutions to reduce latency and increase performance. Wide-area network
applications such as business continuity, disaster recovery, call centers
connectivity, and Storage Area Networks (SAN) are increasingly being provisioned
over high-speed/high-bandwidth optical links. The Datacryptor SONET/SDH
products are interoperable with SONET/SDH and DWDM telecommunications services
and have been deployed with the leading storage vendors.
“Our continued commitment in obtaining NIST certifications is a clear
validation of Thales expertise in the security industry. We are committed
to support our customers’ requirements and these certifications validate
the security assurance that Thales solutions bring to the market,” said
James Kilazoglou, VP and Managing Director of the e-Security activities
of Thales.
About Thales
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group serving
defence, aerospace and security markets worldwide, supported by a comprehensive
services offering. Thales offers a capability unmatched in Europe to develop
and deploy critical information systems. Thales employs 70,000 people in 50
countries and generated revenues of € 10.3 billion in 2006.
The new Security Solutions & Services Division, operational since 5 January
2007, combines the businesses of Thales’s former Security and Services
divisions with those of Alcatel-Lucent’s Transport Systems Division
and Integration & Services Division. The new division makes Thales a world
market leader in transport and security markets. Our security solutions and
services activities around the world now generate revenues of about 3.2 billion
euros, with a 20,000 employees in 35 countries.
Thales is a world leader in the provision of cryptographic security products
and solutions for all critical infrastructures including governments, the
military, satellite networks, enterprises and the finance industry. Thales
has 40 years of unrivalled track record in protecting networks up to TOP SECRET
and a complete portfolio of products which includes network encryption, access
control and remote user solutions. In the financial world, Thales secures
value bearing transactions, data preparation for card and PIN issuing, and
provides advanced user and message authentication solutions supported by secure
identity management and token issuing. Over half of the world’s banks,
together with the majority of the busiest exchanges, currently use Thales
technology and services.
Press Contacts
Thales, Security Solutions & Services
Sarah Milligan
Tel. +44 1 844 204 181
sarah.milligan@thales-esecurity.com
Hotwire
Nicola Truman
Tel. +44 020 7608 4673
nicola.truman@hotwirepr.com
