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SafeNet Expands Position As Leading Vendor of Full-Disk Encryption Products to the U.S. Government
SafeNet Offers Upgrade to 250,000 Copies of its Full-Disk Encryption Software Downloaded by U.S. Government Agencies
BALTIMORE, Maryland – July 25, 2007 – SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in information security, today announced that the company is expanding on its leadership position as a supplier of full-disk encryption products to the U.S. Government, having distributed 250,000 copies of ProtectDrive—SafeNet's full-disk encryption solution—to various Federal government agencies.
Last year, SafeNet offered no-cost licenses of ProtectDrive to all U.S. Government agencies in an effort to assist agency compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directive M-06-16 that mandates encryption protection for sensitive data on laptops and workstations. More than 225,000 copies of ProtectDrive were downloaded in that offering. Since then, U.S. Government agencies have acquired an additional 25,000 copies of the solution.
Now that ProtectDrive was selected for U.S. General Service Administration's (GSA) SmartBUY program for full disk encryption solutions, SafeNet is offering an upgrade program available to the more than 100 U.S. Government agencies that previously downloaded ProtectDrive. The program provides an upgrade to the latest SmartBUY approved version of ProtectDrive at a discounted rate, enabling those services and agencies to benefit from the procurement savings they realized last year.
"This new program allows our U.S. Government users of full disk encryption to comply with data security mandates and SmartBUY while drastically reducing license costs," said Tim Russell, Vice President, Government Solutions, SafeNet. "This upgrade offer is unique in the security industry and underscores SafeNet's commitment to supporting the U.S. Government in securing sensitive data."
In June, the Department of Defense and the GSA selected SafeNet ProtectDrive as an approved full disk encryption solution for all federal government agencies and select state and local governments under the U.S. government's Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) SmartBUY program. The DoD, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and scores of other government customers, already entrust their security needs to SafeNet.
Details on how to upgrade using SafeNet's ProtectDrive upgrade program are available at www.safenet-inc.com/SmartBUY.
About ProtectDrive
ProtectDrive, the full-disk encryption component of SafeNet's data-at-rest protection (DARP) suite, secures sensitive data on laptops, workstations, servers, and USB drives against theft or accidental loss. SafeNet ProtectDrive is offered under the SmartBUY program with benefits that no other vendor can match, including the inclusion of SafeNet ProtectPack, a file encryption utility also featuring FIPS 140-2 validation, as well as BSEC PK smart card middleware support.
ProtectDrive offers the following benefits:
Government Security Certifications – ProtectDrive meets the most stringent government security standards. ProtectDrive encrypts data with SafeNet's FIPS 140-2, Level 2-certified Cryptographic Extensions Library. ProtectDrive is Common Criteria (CC) EAL2 certified (EAL4 in process).
Easy Administration – ProtectDrive allows administrators to centrally manage disk encryption via Microsoft Active Directory. This significantly reduces the time and cost required to deploy and manage disk encryption. Unlike other solutions in the market, ProtectDrive does not require time-consuming decryption of the hard disk when installing updates. Furthermore, ProtectDrive enables seamless encryption upon deployment even when the disk is powered down during initial encryption.
Strong Two-Factor Authentication – For increased security, ProtectDrive easily integrates with strong two-factor authentication using a token or smart card, including the DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
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