SecureData Security, part of JSE-listed SecureData Holdings and the sole sub-Saharan distributor for Trend Micro, today said the latter, in support of the federal government's effort to build a unified information security framework for both national and non-national security cyber systems, has announced that its Trend Micro Deep Security solution helps comply with the recently recommended security controls published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
The recently updated document, NIST Special Publication 800-53, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organisations, outlines best practices in information security from United States Department of Defence, intelligence community, and civil agencies, and provides a broad and comprehensive set of safeguards and countermeasures for information technology systems.
IT departments of government agencies can include Trend Micro Deep Security, which is designed to help with compliance with the security controls recommended in the NIST 800-53 report, as a key component of their security strategy. Trend Micro Deep Security is an advanced, host-based intrusion defence system that brings proven network security controls, including firewall and intrusion detection and prevention, down to individual networked computers and device servers, including virtual machines.
Trend Micro Deep Security for server and application protection helps government agencies to comply with the NIST recommended security controls in the following areas:
* Access control;
* Audit and accountability;
* Certification accreditation;
* Identification and authentication;
* Incident response;
* Risk assessment;
* System and communications protection; and
* System and information integrity.
"Trend Micro Deep Security enables federal agencies to leverage cloud computing with the assurance that comes from certification for Evaluation Assurance Level 3 Augmented (EAL 3+). The security levels this brings for the virtual environment - including VMware VMsafe integration - addresses a gaping hole in current access control and IA tools for the virtual computing environment. This is the only NIAP/EAL 3+ certified solution for that large segment of the federal infrastructure. This solution reiterates our choice of Trend Micro since 1998 as the leading technology company in the security/IA space for the federal government," commented Robert Deitz, CEO of Government Technology Solutions, a Trend Micro solution partner focusing on government markets.
"With cyber-crime on the rise and computer espionage becoming a dark reality, the US government is making some challenging decisions in defending its computer networks," added Darren Blank, vice-president of North America, Trend Micro. "Trend Micro Deep Security, in support of the NIST 800-53 recommendations, provides greater protection for government and non-government agencies against cyber attacks."
For further information, please contact Lee Bristow at tel. +27 11 790 2500; fax +27 11 790 2599; e-mail leeb@securedata.co.za.
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