Helsinki, Finland, 2014-09-22 08:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2014 AT 09.30AM
SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY RECEIVES A SIGNIFICANT ORDER FOR UNIVERSAL SSH KEY MANAGER™ SERVICES FROM A MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
A major financial institution has placed a significant order for additional Secure Shell key remediation and access control consulting and professional services. The order is a continuation of the on-going project with an expansion of the scope. The total value for this new order is approximately USD 1.1 million. The revenue will be recognized during the fourth quarter of 2014.
A typical SSH key remediation project includes securing IT systems from advanced malware attacks, insider threats, and APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) attacks arising from unmanaged cryptographic keys, including:
- Deploying Universal SSH Key Manager™
- Discovering all user keys in the environment and mapping trust relationships
- Locking down the environment so that only authorized administrators can deploy new Secure Shell keys
- Identifying, testing, and removing keys that are no longer needed, all while ensuring business continuity
- Rotating all keys to limit the risks of a compromised key being used by an attacker and to eliminate any backdoors
- Continuous monitoring and enforcement of proper approvals
Universal SSH Key Manager™ is unique in the marketplace as it is the only full-lifecycle, minimally invasive access control solution that automatically discovers, deploys, rotates, removes, and monitors Secure Shell keys. For more information about Universal SSH Key Manager™ and the company’s consulting and professional services, please visit: http://www.ssh.com.
Helsinki, September 22, 2014
SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION
Tatu Ylönen
Chief Executive Officer
Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy
Major media
www.ssh.com
Further information:
Tatu Ylönen, CEO, +358 20 500 7000
Jyrki Lalla, CFO, +358 45 340 4641
About SSH Communications Security
Founded in 1995, SSH Communications Security is the company that invented the SSH protocol - the gold standard protocol for data-in-transit security. Today, over 3,000 customers across the globe - including seven of the Fortune 10 - trust our Information Assurance Platform to secure the path to their information assets. We enable and enhance business for thousands of customers in multiple industries in the private and public sectors around the world. A fast-growing company, SSH Communications Security operates in the Americas, Europe, and APAC regions, with headquarters located in Helsinki, Finland. The company’s shares (SSH1V) are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.