MCLEAN, Va., April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WidePoint
Corporation (NYSE Mkt: WYY), a leading provider of secure,
cloud-based Managed Mobility Services (MMS) featuring
enterprise-wide Telecom Lifecycle Management (TLM) and
Cybersecurity solutions, offers comprehensive solutions to protect
against online vulnerabilities such as the recently uncovered
'Heartbleed' bug.
WidePoint offers enterprise services and solutions that include
effective Hardware Security Module (HSM) implementation and
end-to-end mutual authentication to mitigate the impact of yet
uncovered vulnerabilities like Heartbleed. Delivered as managed
services or an on-premise implementation, these offerings are built
on WidePoint's more than twenty years of information assurance and
Cybersecurity defense in-depth expertise, including customer
training and customer support services that ensure that high
assurance solutions are properly designed and implemented to fit
enterprise/business needs and assurance levels.
An HSM provides a hardened, tamper-resistant environment to
store Private Keys that also supports security best practices, such
as ensuring that no single individual can manage those keys, and
the protection of those keys in the event of bugs similar to
Heartbleed.
The use of "shared secrets" like passwords is another common
hacker target that can be extremely costly for consumers and
businesses alike. WidePoint CTO Dan
Turissini believes that the time is right for strong digital
signature credentials: "It is long past due that cloud-based
applications transition away from shared secrets like passwords for
authentication. Using strong digital signature credentials can
dramatically reduce the impact of vulnerabilities like Heartbleed.
Planning and implementation of measures beyond simply patching
OpenSSL are essential."
"WidePoint customers can rely on the security of our solutions,"
said Steve L. Komar, WidePoint CEO
& Chairman. "WidePoint's trusted environment can be leveraged
to secure and archive SSL Private Keys, and more importantly, our
expertise can be leveraged by our enterprise PKI customers to
ensure they have the most comprehensive and functionally redundant
Cybersecurity solutions to avoid catastrophic financial and
liability impact that could occur with the next 'Heartbleed'."
More information on Heartbleed can be found here:
http://heartbleed.com
About WidePoint
WidePoint (NYSE Mkt: WYY) is a leading provider of secure,
cloud-delivered, enterprise-wide information technology-based
solutions that can enable enterprises and agencies to deploy fully
compliant IT services in accordance with government mandated
regulations and advanced system requirements. WidePoint has several
major government and commercial contracts.
For more information, visit www.widepoint.com.
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SOURCE WidePoint Corporation