CipherOptics Announces Industry's First Network-Wide Native Layer 2 Security Solution with CipherEngine
-- Innovative Policy & Key Management Solution Delivers Secure Information Sharing Capability for Layer 2 Community --
CipherOptics, the leading innovator of Compliance Grade data protection solutions, today announces the release and general availability of Layer 2 support for CipherEngine, providing the industrys first complete security solution for Layer 2 networks. This unique, transparent solution broadens the umbrella of data protection beyond Layer 3 and allows users to implement Secure Information Sharing across the entire network without adding Layer 3 overhead or altering network design or architecture.
Prior to this release, users of Layer 2 networks including Metro-Ethernet, VPLS, Fiber and other Transparent LAN Services, were unable to secure information traffic on a broad scale with a native Layer 2 solution, limiting their capacity for security and compliance with government and industry regulations such as SOX, GLBA, CA 1386 and PCI, which require companies to protect consumer information.
"CipherOptics has achieved what no other company has been able to do; provide a complete and comprehensive Layer 2 data protection solution that is highly scaleable, has advanced features and is easy to use and manage, meeting AT&Ts requirement for a robust Layer 2 data security solution," says Ron Howell, AT&T Senior Network Architect. "Prior to this breakthrough, securing data as it moved across our customers Layer 2 networks was limited to point-to-point solutions which did not easily scale, or required the additional cost and complexity of Layer 3 overhead. With CipherEngines new Layer 2 functionality, CipherOptics has filled a much requested security capability for AT&T and our customers wired and wireless network needs. Strong security on AT&T Networks is now much more effective and easy to use."
Unlike other data protection solutions, CipherEngine works over any Ethernet topology without impacting network architecture or application performance. One of the more compelling features of this latest CipherEngine release is the ability to encrypt traffic based on Virtual LAN (VLAN) groupings. Now network traffic can be separated logically and cryptographically, ensuring tighter security, functional separation and regulatory compliance.
"Our customers and strategic partners challenged us to take data protection beyond Layer 3 and we are proud to have met that challenge," says Ron Willis, President and CEO of CipherOptics. "With CipherEngine, both Layer 2 and Layer 3 users can now take advantage of the industrys only scalable, transparent and easy to use Secure Information Sharing solution, enjoying all the benefits of comprehensive network security without having to change the way they run their network."
CipherOptics CipherEngine Policy & Key Manager is a breakthrough solution that eliminates the complexity of policy and key management, as well as the scalability issues associated with traditional encryption. CipherEngine offers a first-of-its-kind network-wide security solution for the generation and distribution of policies and keys, allowing organizations to achieve the highest level of data protection and regulatory compliance without having to change their underlying network infrastructures; without negatively impacting network or application performance; and without increasing management or operational costs.
CipherOptics, the leading innovator of Compliance-Grade™ data protection, delivers peace of mind to the most security conscious enterprises, financial institutions and government agencies in the world. CipherOptics method of decoupling data security from network infrastructure security enables unparalleled Secure Information Sharing. Our Safe Passage data protection solutions are transparent to any network topology and offer the shortest time to protection and the lowest management overhead.
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