eIQnetworks’ SecureVue Achieves FIPS 140-2 Validation
NIST Cryptographic Security Certification Provides Accreditation to bolster Global Situational Awareness Risk Management (SARM) and Cyber Security
ACTON, MA – May 05, 2010 – eIQnetworks, Inc., the first Unified Threat and Compliance (UTC) Solution provider, announced today that its flagship SecureVue product has been fully validated under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2.
Validated under the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), a joint accreditation effort
between NIST and Canadian authorities, SecureVue’s FIPS 140-2 certification ensures that customers
maintain privacy and integrity of their information security data within the SecureVue platform.
“Cyber security and Situational Awareness is a critical issue for government agencies as they need to
protect sensitive data from both external and internal threats,” said John Linkous, Chief Security and
Compliance Officer at eIQnetworks. “FIPS 140-2 certification ensures that the confidentiality and
integrity of critical security data is maintained, and provides assurance that cyber security and other
advanced operations capabilities such as Situational Awareness, compliance reporting and Secure
Configuration Assessment can be achieved effectively and efficiently. FIPS 140-2 validation is a
significant milestone in our support for the most demanding civilian, military, and intelligence
technology environments.”
Federal Information Processing Standards are publicly announced standards developed by the United
States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government
contractors. FIPS 140-2 covers the secure design and implementation of cryptographic modules,
including: roles, services, and authentication; physical security; operational environment;
cryptographic key management; electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility; selftests;
design assurance; and mitigation of other attacks.
Validation of SecureVue’s advanced cryptographic module was conducted by SAIC, a fully-accredited
Cryptographic Module Testing Laboratory that is part of the National Voluntary Laboratory
Accreditation Program (NVLAP). In addition to achieving FIPS certification, SecureVue has been
validated using Common Criteria certification under NIAP EAL 2, and is in-process for certification
under EAL 4+.
About eIQnetworks
eIQnetworks' provides UTC solutions that eliminate security information silos to deliver enterprise
threat and compliance visibility, improve operational efficiency and lower TCO. eIQ’s SecureVue allows
security, IT operations and audit teams to move quickly to isolate the root case of security and
compliance incidents as well as provide a more accurate view of security posture, and situational
awareness, and enterprise compliance. Headquartered in Acton, Mass., eIQnetworks is located online
at: www.eIQnetworks.com and can be reached at +1 877.564.7787.
