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Leading Security Company Provides Free Campus Software License for Secure Shell

Hackers will find it a lot harder to break into Internet communications at the University of Oregon, thanks to a gift from SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading developer of Internet security technologies. SSH has granted the University of Oregon a free, campus-wide license to use its award-winning SSH Secure Shell software. The license allows students, faculty and staff to use SSH Secure Shell free of charge while affiliated with the University.

“Protecting user data with SSH Secure Shell is vital because hackers can easily intercept information as it travels across the network. By using software such as SSH Secure Shell, sensitive information such as passwords cannot be eavesdropped upon by hackers or crackers," said Joanne Hugi, associate vice president of information services."SSH Secure Shell will enhance Internet security campus-wide. We deeply appreciate this donation to the University."

SSH Secure Shell is an encryption software product designed to protect end-users, businesses and developers from the most common break-in method used by hackers - stealing passwords from the Internet. It enables users to connect to a Secure Shell-compatible timesharing host, including the University’s main servers Gladstone, Darkwing and Oregon. The software creates a more secure environment by encrypting data before it travels across the Internet, including user IDs and passwords. This industry-standard software provides encryption and two-way authentication comparable to the software commercial Web sites typically use to encrypt credit card information and customer data before it is transmitted. Last year, SSH Communications Security partnered with the SANS Institute, a cooperative research and education organization, to grant every accredited U.S. university an unlimited, no-cost license for use of encryption software that eliminates clear-text transmission and provides encrypted file transfer. The University of Oregon joins a number of colleges and universities in moving away from older, vulnerable communications protocols like Telnet toward secure technologies like SSH Secure Shell and VPNs (Virtual Private Networks).

“Protecting communications while blocking misuse, vandalism and theft of valuable information will help the university community, as well as continue efforts to ensure a secure Internet for us all," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc."We are pleased to share our technology with leading academic institutions, such as the University of Oregon, to help eliminate the possibilities of hacking into university networks."

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