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AirTight's SpectraGuard and SAFE Products Achieve NIAP/Common Criteria Certification at EAL 2

--  Certification is Mandated for Wireless LAN Equipment at Government
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--  SpectraGuard SAFE Is the First End Point Wireless Security Product
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--  SpectraGuard Enterprise Customer USAID Receives A+ Grade on FISMA
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AirTight® Networks, the leading provider of wireless intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that two of its products -- SpectraGuard® Enterprise, the enterprise scale WIPS solution, and SpectraGuard SAFE, which protects laptop users from rapidly proliferating wireless attacks such as Evil Twin, wireless phishing, ad hoc networking and more -- have achieved Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2 certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS). (http://www.niap-ccevs.org/cc-scheme/vpl/) SpectraGuard SAFE is the first end point wireless security product to achieve this certification.

Common Criteria is an internationally standardized framework for matching end-user security requirements with vendor product specifications. For the U.S., the National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Policy No. 11 mandates that agencies reporting to the executive branch use Common Criteria-evaluated equipment and software for networks carrying sensitive information.

NIAP Common Criteria certification is mandated for wireless LAN equipment installed at government agencies. With this certification, AirTight becomes the premier vendor providing a total wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) that meets U.S. government requirements as well as those of 22 other countries that have adopted and recognize the Common Criteria as the official third-party evaluation criteria for IT security procedures.

"The certification of both SpectraGuard Enterprise and SpectraGuard SAFE validates AirTight's position as the leader in providing solutions, tested under the most stringent U.S Common Criteria scheme, which meet the level of security required by the U.S. Government," said David King, chairman and CEO of AirTight Networks. "AirTight has a growing list of U.S. and Canadian federal customers and we recognize that global enterprises must meet the security criteria of their customers and foreign government agencies who have adopted this standard. AirTight offers the most complete wireless policy management and enforcement solution to those constituencies with the assurance that the products meet or exceed stringent security standards."

According to Forbes, a report released in April by the House of Representatives' Oversight Committee, the U.S. government has made some improvement in its computer security, "but is still not very good at protecting its most sensitive agencies from viruses, hackers and data breaches. The overall low grades reflect a persistent government laxity on security, privacy and citizens' personal information."

AirTight currently has several large federal deployments including USAID, which has consistently received a grade of A+ on the Federal Computer Security Report Card for the past three years, the U.S. Army, the US Postal Service and other U.S. and Canadian federal facilities and now joins the list of prestigious global companies represented on the NIAP/Validated Products List.

"We congratulate AirTight on its Common Criteria Certification which reinforces our own in-depth product evaluation process that led us to choose SpectraGuard over all other WIPS products," said Jason Figley, USAID CISO Operations Manager. "We have deployed AirTight globally with excellent performance results even in developing countries. SpectraGuard has integrated well into our existing security monitoring infrastructure. Having a WIPS provider of AirTight's quality that has successfully gone through the Common Criteria Certification process should ease the burden of testing and product evaluation required for other U.S. government agencies as well as reducing the total cost of implementing a WIPS solution and the time it takes to actually deploy it to the sites that require it."

"It is a challenge to meet the needs of an increasingly technical customer base, while continuously seeking out and introducing solutions of measurable value," said John Hall, vice president, sales and marketing, LTI DataComm. "LTI DataComm's focus is to bring the best products and services to the Federal Government by partnering with technology companies that meet and exceed Federal standards. Our partnership with AirTight allows us to offer our customers the most advanced WIDS/WIPS solutions on the market which meet the strict standards of Common Criteria."

The AirTight Networks' WIPS solutions certified through this process cover all aspects of wireless IPS protection to meet federal government requirements -- large site or headquarters facilities, branch or field office facilities, and laptops used in the field and not in a federally protected facility.

About Common Criteria

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA) established the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) to evaluate IT product conformance to the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, an international standard. The program, officially known as the NIAP Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS) is a partnership between the public and private sectors to help organizations select commercial off-the-shelf information technology (IT) products that meet their security requirements and to help manufacturers of those products gain acceptance in the global marketplace. Twenty-two countries now recognize the Common Criteria as the official third-party evaluation criteria for IT security procedures.

About LTI DataComm

Based in Sterling, VA, LTI DataComm, a certified small business, has been a supplier of network systems and services since 1981. With proficiencies in Wireless, Video, Network Optimization and Network Infrastructure, LTI integrates complimentary technologies to help bring federal communication to the next level. LTI's mission is accomplished through strategic partnerships, an intimate knowledge of end-user requirements, careful consideration of communication trends and deep engineering and account management talent.

About AirTight Networks

Founded in 2002, AirTight Networks is the leader in wireless intrusion prevention solutions (WIPS). AirTight's award-winning SpectraGuard family of WIPS products and services delivers around-the-clock wireless policy enforcement and automatic intrusion prevention against wireless security threats while monitoring wireless LAN performance to ensure maximum network uptime and capacity. The AirTight SpectraGuard solution family has achieved industry leadership based on patented technology that eliminates false alarms, blocks wireless threats immediately and automatically, and locates wireless devices and events with pinpoint precision. AirTight Networks is a privately held company based in Mountain View, CA. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.Airtightnetworks.net.

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