Breaking News -
Security:
NSA Selects Certicom To Develop
Advanced Security Technology
Certicom Corp., a leading provider of wireless security solutions,
announced
that it is working with the National Security Agency (NSA) in Maryland to
research and develop advanced security technology and tools for protecting
classified information.
Modernizing cryptographic technology is a top priority for governments
because
of its vital importance to national security. This pilot project with the NSA
will result in new technology that will be integrated and used to secure top-
secret government communications without compromising network speed and
performance.
"This contract puts Certicom at the forefront of cryptographic developments
within both the government and defense sectors," says Ian McKinnon, President
and CEO of Certicom.
Top-secret communications are used at the highest levels of both the U.S.
and
Canadian government and clearly must be protected by technology that goes well
beyond off the shelf cryptography. The goal is to improve the time to market
with equipment that can secure and protect the nation's most sensitive
information.
The Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Canada's cryptologic
agency,
will likely use the same security tools for the protection of equally
sensitive information within the Government of Canada, as part of its Canadian
Cryptographic Modernization Project (CCMP).
The contract has been facilitated through the CCC (Canadian Commercial
Corporation), Canada's export contracting agency. Acting as prime contractor,
CCC through its own due diligence process assessed Certicom and worked with
NSA on a government-to-government basis, providing a Canadian government-
backed guarantee of contract performance on this project.
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