AlienVault, the leading provider of
Unified Security Management and crowd-sourced
threat intelligence, today announced its Unified Security Management (USM) for Government v4.12 security monitoring appliance has been officially
certified
by the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP), a program
established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
and the National Security Agency (NSA) for Common Criteria
certification. Officially known as the NIAP Common Criteria Evaluation
and Validation Scheme for IT Security (CCEVS), the program serves as a
partnership between the public and private sectors to validate that IT
security products conform to international standards.
AlienVault has also achieved Cryptographic Algorithm
Validation Program (CAVP) certification for its cryptographic use of
OpenSSL within the USM for Government appliance. CAVP is a NIST-managed
program to validate testing for FIPS approved and NIST recommended
cryptographic algorithms and components of algorithms.
AlienVault USM for Government is an all-in-one security
platform designed to enable government organizations to effectively
detect and defend themselves from today's advanced cyber threats. With
AlienVault USM for Government, IT and security practitioners can deploy a
unified platform that integrates all of the essential security
capabilities needed to accelerate threat detection and response,
allowing them to identify which threats are most important and
understand how to mitigate them from day one. With the new NIAP and CAVP
certifications, AlienVault USM for Government will gain further
acceptance in the global marketplace.
"The investment that government agencies make in security and
compliance management solutions is extensive, and they continue to
demand additional levels of proof that vendors' tools can deliver on
their promises," said Jim Hansen, vice president of product management
at AlienVault. "Achieving NIAP certification provides independent
validation of the quality of our Unified Security Management platform
and also objective assurance that we're abiding by the stringent
security requirements demanded by federal agencies and top enterprises."
For a product to be NIAP-certified,
it must undergo evaluation in the United States at a NIAP-approved
Common Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL). Additionally, as part of the
acceptance process, management from the CCEVS must officially accept the
product into evaluation.
AlienVault worked with CygnaCom Solutions, Inc.
to conduct the IT security evaluation and testing of its Unified
Security Management (USM) for Government v4.12 security monitoring
appliance. Upon completion of the evaluation, the test results were
submitted to NIAP for review, and the product has now been identified as
satisfying the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security
standards for the Network Device Protection Profile, version 1.1.
"We are happy to confirm that Unified Security Management
(USM) for Government v4.12 security monitoring appliance was tested and
the results were found to be in conformance with the Common Criteria
requirements," says Nithya Rachamadugu, director, Security Evaluation
Laboratory, CygnaCom Solutions, Inc.