Sourcefire, Inc., a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, announced that its FirePOWER™ appliances, Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems (NGIPS), Virtual NGIPS and Defense Center have achieved Common Criteria certification, verifying the products’ ability to address the stringent security requirements of the federal government.
This internationally recognized standard for network security highlights Sourcefire’s ability to satisfy the security requirements of top government and commercial organizations around the world, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany and United Kingdom, as well as in other 21 countries.
In achieving Common Criteria certification, the Sourcefire solutions were proven to provide advanced threat protection to both physical network infrastructure and virtual environments.
The Country Manager of Sourcefire Malaysia, Ivan We shares, “We recognize the importance of meeting strict global security standards while continuing to innovate to provide solutions that afford our customers an advantage in an era of heightened attacks conducted by increasingly sophisticated hackers.”
The testing was conducted by CygnaCom Solutions’ Common Criteria Security Evaluation Laboratory (SEL), an accredited National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL) authorized to conduct product evaluations according to the Common Criteria (CC) (ISO/IEC 15408) and the Common Evaluation Methodology (CEM) under the U.S. scheme.
NIAP validated products will be recognized in 25 other countries participating with the United States in the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement.
