MCLEAN, Va., July 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WidePoint
Corporation (NYSE Mkt: WYY), a leading provider of Managed Mobility
Services (MMS) featuring Cybersecurity and Telecommunications
Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions, announced today its
collaboration with SPYRUS, Inc., to issue WidePoint
Certificate-on-Device for the SPYRUS WorkSafe and WorkSafe Pro USB
3.0 drives with Windows To Go 8.1 certification, enabling higher
assurance security and functionality for mobile workers. The
WorkSafe Pro is the only USB 3.0 certified Windows to Go 8.1 drive
with XTS-AES 256 hardware encryption and internal FIPS 140-2 Level
3 validated PKI.
With growth in the BYOD trend expected to continue—Gartner
predicts that by 2017, half of all employers will require employees
to bring their own device (BYOD)—and the increasing demand of
workers to use tablets and smartphones for work, government
agencies and enterprises alike are trying to balance the need for
mobile computing options that keep employees productive with the
security needed when employees use personal devices, hotel
computers, and other mobile and off-premise means to work.
SPYRUS WorkSafe and WorkSafe Pro drives turn personal computers
into compliant enterprise-managed Windows desktops—with or without
connectivity. Windows To Go enables a full version of Windows to
run from an external USB drive. SPYRUS Windows To Go drives boot
the Windows 8 or 8.1 operating environment and completely bypass
the host computer's hard drive. There is no impact on the host
computer and no footprint left behind when the drive is shut down.
WorkSafe drives are available in 32, 64, 128GB sizes and currently
are the only Windows To Go drives available in 256 GB sizes; with
larger size versions planned.
"SPYRUS certified Windows To Go live drives with FIPS 140-2
Level 3 security services, combined with WidePoint digital
certificates authorized by the U.S. Government, creates the most
secure PC-In-Your-Pocket solution to solve BYOD concerns for the
enterprise," said Tom Dickens,
SPYRUS COO. "This all-in-one solution provides strong two-factor
authentication services for deployed Windows 7 desktop
infrastructures, cloud-based services, or when enterprise users are
on travel. There is a significant ROI for the enterprise, with more
than 75% savings when compared to purchasing new laptops or tablets
for employees or contractors."
WidePoint Certificate-on-Device digital certificates are being
used to provide authentication for WorkSafe or WorkSafe Pro drives
and for the owner's identity, enabling features such as two-factor
authentication, smart card logon, secure VPN, encrypted email,
digital signatures, and remote revocation of certificates on lost
or stolen drives. In addition, by identifying the device,
permissions different from those granted to users on their
workplace PC can be specified. For example, users may be able to
access, but not download, sensitive data when working from a device
that does not have hardware-based XTS‑AES 256 full disk encryption,
as the WorkSafe Pro drive does.
Daniel E. Turissini, WidePoint
CTO, said, "The combination of WorkSafe drives and Medium Hardware
certificates revolutionizes mobility. WidePoint digital
certificates provide not only better security but more convenience
for users." He added, "The WorkSafe drive's embedded FIPS 140-2
Level 3 encryption plus WidePoint digital certificates provides the
high-assurance security needed for employees traveling with their
entire PC—and the data and access that comes with it—on a USB flash
drive in their pockets."
"There are more ways to take work mobile than ever before," said
Steve L. Komar, WidePoint CEO &
Chairman. "Digital certificates provide security that can keep up
with the sophistication of mobile computing capabilities and
evolution of devices. WidePoint anticipates increasing adoption in
the marketplace of higher assurance using digital certificates as
part of our Managed Mobility Service offerings."
About SPYRUS, Inc.
SPYRUS delivers innovative encryption solutions that offer the
strongest protection for data in motion, data at rest and data at
work. For over 20 years, SPYRUS has delivered leading
hardware-based encryption, authentication, and digital content
security products to government, financial, and health care
enterprises. To prevent the insertion of untrusted components,
patented Secured by SPYRUS™ security technology is proudly
designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA to meet FIPS 140-2 Level 3 standards.
SPYRUS has collaborated closely with Microsoft to deliver the first
certified hardware encrypted portable platform for Windows 7,
Windows 8, and Window 8.1. SPYRUS is headquartered in San Jose, California. See www.spyruswtg.com
for more information.
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.
For More
Information:
|
|
|
Jim McCubbin, EVP
& CFO
|
Brett Maas or David
Fore
|
WidePoint
Corporation
|
Hayden IR
|
7926 Jones Branch
Drive, Suite 520
|
(646)
536-7331
|
McLean, VA
22102
|
brett@haydenir.com
|
(703)
349-2577
|
|
jmccubbin@widepoint.com
|
|
|
|
Media
Contact:
Meredith Esham
(703) 349-2577,
ext. 127
mesham@widepoint.com
|
SOURCE WidePoint Corporation