Sun Microsystems Inc announced new security solutions and technologies to
address the growing tide of costly network security threats. The new offerings
include features of the next-generation Solaris Operating System, Sun Managed
Security Services, a Reference Solution for building secure global government
computing networks and advanced features for the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000
board.
"Dealing with security breaches is costing businesses and government more
every year," said Scott McNealy, chairman, president and CEO of Sun
Microsystems Inc. "With the Java security model; Solaris, the gold standard
for defense agency-grade operating systems; Java Card technology for secure
smart card authentication; and the world-class Sun Java System Identity
Server, we're delivering the industry's leading end-to-end strategy and
architecture for trusted network computing."
Sun announced advances in Solaris 10 technology that provide
next-generation
functionality for the Solaris Operating System. New advances include N1 Grid
Containers, predictive self-healing technologies and important security
enhancements. The security features, along with Sun's stateful packet
filtering technology, help strengthen the already robust Solaris and Trusted
Solaris OS, the only commercial operating system to be certified against the
highest combination of assurance levels and protection profiles. The new
security features include:
- Process Rights Management, which limits access of processes and
applications to system resources, allowing access and use to only the system
resources that they need to get specific jobs done. This new feature also
prevents a hacked application from corrupting the entire system.
- Solaris Cryptographic Framework, a single framework for easier
administration and common utilization of cryptographic routines in Solaris.
The framework implements highly optimized crypto algorithms in the Solaris
Operating System and is based on de facto PKCS #11 standard for compatibility
with existing applications. This includes a unique load balancing capability
to transparently access hardware accelerators and software crypto
routines.
- Minimized Install, a new option for installing the Solaris Operating
System
with no network services enabled and smaller disk usage. This feature works in
conjunction with the free Solaris Security Toolkit for creating a
security-hardened Solaris platform running just the services a customer
needs.
- IP Filter, based on the popular open source IP Filter firewall. This
technology is integrated and supported in the Solaris 10 Operating System to
provide a way to conduct stateful screening of network traffic in and out of
the server, a workgroup of servers or a whole enterprise network. This allows
customers to select which services on the network they can access as well as
provide protection from potential hackers.
Web services, utility computing, .NET, CPU harvesting and distributed
computing are just a few of the technologies that fall under the Grid
computing umbrella. Gt04 -- a premiere enterprise Grid computing conference
targeting industrial and commercial users -- will gather experts, and outline
strategies and road maps for Grid deployment. For more information, visit
www.gt04.com.
Grid computing is here!
Sun And Verisign Provide Enterprises With Proactive Security Management To
Deliver Early Warning, Incident Prevention and Response Services
Sun and VeriSign Inc, a leading provider of critical infrastructure
security
services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, announced a
strategic alliance to deliver comprehensive, integrated network security
solutions through the new Sun Managed Security Services (SMSS) offering.
Expanding the Sun Managed Services portfolio, SMSS includes vulnerability
assessment and around-the-clock management and security threat monitoring,
leveraging VeriSign Intelligence and Control Services for Network
Security.
"Through the Sun/VeriSign alliance, we can now bring to more enterprises
Managed Security Services that allow them to see threats not just inside their
corporate walls, but across the Internet as well," said Stratton Sclavos,
chairman and CEO of VeriSign Inc.
SMSS can be deployed as a standalone security solution or as a component of
a
comprehensive multisourcing strategy, giving the customer more choice and
control over the solution than offerings from other vendors. It is the only
integrated MSS offering that is SunTone certified, a mark of excellence in IT
operations and management. SMSS will be available globally in February 2004 as
a fixed-priced subscription service available in one- to three-year terms.
Security Solutions For Global Government And Commercial Networks
Sun also announced today a new Sun Reference Solution for Secure Network
Access Platform, designed to provide highly secure, stable and efficient
network configurations. This new solution is based on best practices from Sun
customers such as the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Intelligence Center
Pacific (JICPAC), which provided the business and technical requirements
necessary to create the solution for role-based network access and secure
collaboration.
The new Reference Solution for Secure Network Access Platform can provide
immediate reductions in acquisition costs through the consolidation of
multiple PC clients into a single Sun Ray client, and through improved
end-user operations efficiencies in their secure information day-to-day
workflow. On average, customers are able to replace up to six PC clients with
a single Sun Ray client and network connection. This can substantially reduce
the acquisition cost for new users and the long-term total cost of
ownership.
Enhanced Sun Crypto Technology Provides More System Flexibility and
Maintains
10 Times Faster Performance than Software Encryption
Sun also announced today an important upgrade to its Sun Crypto Accelerator
4000 board that makes it more open and flexible for customers. Announced last
year, the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 board is a hardware cryptography device
that offloads security functions (both SSL and IPsec) from the system
processor. As a result, customers do not need to purchase additional compute
capacity to handle secure transactions. The Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 board
can execute up to 4300 SSL transactions per second, delivering 10 times faster
processing performance compared to encryption executed using only software.
The upgrade allows customers to configure the accelerator for either more
security bandwidth or for more system resources, depending on their needs.
Sun's new offerings build on the Solaris and Trusted Solaris Operating
Systems, Sun's more than 50 security-focused architecture blueprints, and its
best-in-class relationships with widely recognized security and software
firms, including: AC Technology Inc; Check Point Software Technologies Ltd;
Citrix Systems Inc; Cryptek Inc; Sourcefire Inc; Tenix Datagate Inc; Trusted
Computer Solutions Inc; and VeriSign Inc. Sun continues its leadership in
secure network computing by helping customers such as the China Ministry of
Railways; Howrey, Simon, Arnold and White, LLP; the U.S. Department of Defense
Joint Intelligence Center Pacific (JICPAC); and Swedbank protect their
corporate assets.
About Sun Microsystems Inc
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc to its position as a leading
provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the
Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide
Web at sun.com/.
