Helsinki, Finland -
August 7, 2001
SSH Helps Solve Government Security Vulnerabilities With SSH Secure Shell
SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading developer of Internet security technologies, announced today it has expanded its customer base in the government sector with the announcement that the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, NASA, and Argonne National Labs are using SSH Secure Shell to secure remote access and file transfers over the Internet. SSH Secure Shell guards government organizations against the most common break-in method used by hackers, stealing passwords from the Internet, by encrypting passwords and verifying user identification through integrity checks.
The U.S. governments reliance on private and public networks is increasingly under scrutiny as the number of hacking incidents continues to rise. Intruders can gain access to sensitive information simply through the vulnerabilities that exist in the crossover point between private and public transfers or through backdoors on private commercial systems. SSH Secure Shell, invented in 1995 by SSH CTO and founder Tatu Ylönen, addresses these issues where theyre most at-risk - at the access point - by encrypting passwords and authenticating users before information is transmitted.
The number of Denial of Service attacks and other e-mail security breaches is, unfortunately, growing rapidly in todays Internet economy," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc."SSH Secure Shell is a widely accepted Internet security application for the majority of the U.S. business sector. It is only natural that it also gains popularity in these governmental institutions. SSHs award-winning Secure Shell product provides strong, secure authentication and data protection for networks that house some of the nations most sensitive correspondence."
The U.S. governments reliance on private and public networks is increasingly under scrutiny as the number of hacking incidents continues to rise. Intruders can gain access to sensitive information simply through the vulnerabilities that exist in the crossover point between private and public transfers or through backdoors on private commercial systems. SSH Secure Shell, invented in 1995 by SSH CTO and founder Tatu Ylönen, addresses these issues where theyre most at-risk - at the access point - by encrypting passwords and authenticating users before information is transmitted.
The number of Denial of Service attacks and other e-mail security breaches is, unfortunately, growing rapidly in todays Internet economy," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc."SSH Secure Shell is a widely accepted Internet security application for the majority of the U.S. business sector. It is only natural that it also gains popularity in these governmental institutions. SSHs award-winning Secure Shell product provides strong, secure authentication and data protection for networks that house some of the nations most sensitive correspondence."
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