BEDFORD, Mass., May 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- RSA® Security Analytics receives EAL 2+ certification,
validating product development processes, documentation, product
testing, and security of the product
- Designation demonstrates to public and private customers, in
U.S. and beyond, that product passed stringent, impartial security
testing
- Common Criteria is a critical certification for many government
agencies world-wide when purchasing security technologies like
Security Analytics for threat detection and response
RSA, the Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), today announced
that it has received the Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level
(EAL) 2+ certification for the latest version of its RSA Security
Analytics product. RSA Security Analytics is engineered to provide
pervasive visibility with real-time behavior analytics to detect
and respond to many types of attacks.
Common Criteria is a technically demanding, internationally
recognized security certification required by the U.S. and more
than 20 national governments worldwide for departments and agencies
seeking to procure commercial products. Common Criteria
certification provides assurance that the process of specification,
implementation and evaluation of computer security products has
been conducted in a rigorous, standard, and repeatable manner. It
involves rigorous evaluation, documentation, and testing against
exacting standards to ensure products meet established minimums for
functionality, information assurance, audit, management, as well as
mandates for cryptographic capabilities required by the US Federal
Government, global public sector organizations, critical
infrastructure, and private industry.
The latest version of RSA Security Analytics being shipped was
announced at the 2016 RSA Conference in San Francisco, unveiled expanded real-time
behavior analytics capabilities, allowing analysts to expedite
detection of advanced attack activities, among other capabilities.
The new product has received certification at the EAL 2+ level of
the Common Criteria scheme, which addresses product functionality
development environment, documentation and product testing
measures.
The evaluation was performed by Leidos' Common Criteria Testing
Laboratory within its Commercial Cybersecurity practice.
Leidos is one of the top evaluation and testing laboratories
approved by the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP)
to conduct testing and evaluation for Common Criteria and other
certifications critical to U.S. government customers.
EXECUTIVE QUOTE:
Mike Brown, Rear Admiral,
United States Navy (Retired), Vice President and General Manager
of RSA Global Public Sector, RSA
"Demand for advanced threat detection and response
systems has skyrocketed, as customers step up efforts to detect
attacks quickly and respond to them earlier in the attack
lifecycle. This Common Criteria designation will help give public-
and private-sector customers a high level of confidence in the
ability of RSA Security Analytics to meet their security
needs."
"Every day the US Federal government and the critical
infrastructure community entrust RSA to help with a vital mission:
to prevent adversaries from obtaining critically sensitive data or
disrupting systems. This certification is a testimony to the high
standards to which we hold ourselves at RSA. The Common Criteria
Evaluation Assurance recognizes that RSA Security Analytics meets
or exceeds expectations for prescribed functionality, as well as
for information and assurance, audit, management, and cryptographic
requirements. We are proud that RSA Security Analytics has achieved
this important certification to prove our commitment to offering
world-class security solutions."
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About RSA
RSA provides more than 30,000 customers around the world with
the essential security capabilities to protect their most valuable
assets from cyber threats. With RSA's award-winning products,
organizations effectively detect, investigate, and respond to
advanced attacks; confirm and manage identities; and ultimately,
reduce IP theft, fraud, and cybercrime. For more information, go to
www.rsa.com.
About Common Criteria
The Common Criteria for Information Technology Security
Evaluation is an international standard (ISO/IEC 15408) for
evaluating the security properties of IT products. It involves
rigorous evaluation, documentation and testing against strict
standards to ensure a product meets established minimums for
functionality and performance. The Common Criteria is used by
governments and other organizations around the world to assess the
security of information technology products and is often specified
as a pre-requisite to procurement.
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This press release contains forward-looking information about
EMC Corporation and the proposed transaction that is intended to be
covered by the safe harbor for "forward-looking statements"
provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors,
including but not limited to: (i) the failure to obtain the
approval of EMC shareholders in connection with the proposed
transaction; (ii) the failure to consummate or delay in
consummating the proposed transaction for other reasons; (iii) the
risk that a condition to closing of the proposed transaction may
not be satisfied or that required financing for the proposed
transaction may not be available or may be delayed; (iv) the risk
that a regulatory approval that may be required for the proposed
transaction is delayed, is not obtained, or is obtained subject to
conditions that are not anticipated; (v) risk as to the trading
price of Class V Common Stock to be issued by Denali Holding Inc.
in the proposed transaction relative to the trading price of shares
of VMware, Inc.'s common stock; (vi) the effect of the proposed
transaction on VMware's business and operating results and impact
on the trading price of shares of Class V Common Stock of Denali
Holding Inc. and shares of VMware common stock; (vii) the diversion
of management time on transaction-related issues; (viii) adverse
changes in general economic or market conditions; (ix) delays or
reductions in information technology spending; (x) the relative and
varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the
volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (xi)
competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures
and new product introductions; (xii) component and product quality
and availability; (xiii) fluctuations in VMware's operating results
and risks associated with trading of VMware common stock; (xiv) the
transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance
of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change;
(xv) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees;
(xvi) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xvii)
fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xiii) threats and other
disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xix) our
ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xx) war or acts of
terrorism; and (xxi) other one-time events and other important
factors disclosed previously and from time to time in the filings
of EMC, the parent company of RSA, with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). EMC and RSA disclaim any
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the
date of this press release.
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