DISA secures cryptographic technology developed in Wales
The device, which recently was approved for operation by the National Security Agency and evaluated by the Joint Interoperability Test Command, helps DISA meet the US Government’s requirements for next-generation secure voice services, including communications that are more agile.
Ectocryp Black is unique cybersecurity cryptographic technology developed in Cassidian UK HQ in Newport, south Wales by one of the UK's top team of cyber scientists and engineers. The US Authority is now using this high grade encryption technology and this is further proof that the UK Cyber Security industry continues to be considered as one of the top three globally in this field.
Michael Stevens, UK CEO Cassidian said: "The US Government has access to the finest scientists and best research in the world. We are proud to develop cyber defence solutions in the UK to this level."
"Encryption technology is used everyday by everyone in our society from mobile phone security to banking. However Government security standards around cryptography are necessarily extremely high and this achievement in capability has taken over 10 years of research and considerable investment to reach."
Cassidian UK is selected by the UK National Authorities as one of only four commercial companies certified to investigate and clean-up cyber attacks on government networks. Cassidian exports encryption technology to other governments, including those in the Middle east.
