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'Edge' Security Just Stepped Out of the Dark Ages - Literally
DALLAS and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Conference
-- "Why would you bring old armor to a hacker fight?" is the question
Revere Security (http://www.reveresecurity.com), a leading digital
security company targeting solutions for resource-constrained devices,
will be asking the thousands of attendees at this year's RSA
Conference. Or rather, their medieval knight will be.
Among the more than 250 booths at this year's conference, Revere
Security hopes to stand out using a "live" knight in armor to convey a
powerful message behind their new "Hummingbird" technology:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vozJS_Bj_O2k.
According to Rick Stephenson, president of Revere Security, current
digital security for resource-constrained devices and systems, such as
smart meters and industrial control systems, is antiquated or out of
step with today's edge devices, leaving these devices highly
vulnerable. "The knight was the most compelling way to symbolize the
urgent need to evolve our security practices. Would anyone want our
military wearing a suit of metal armor to fight in Afghanistan?"
Stephenson says the main reason for the lack of security is that
security professionals are trying to use practices that were designed
for large-scale servers and computers where resources such as power,
computational capability or memory are not constrained.
Revere's Hummingbird technology, which will be featured at the
conference, is the world's first digital security solution for
resource-constrained devices that only nominally affects performance.
Led by a team of world-class cryptologists including Whitfield Diffie,
considered the "father of public-key encryption," Revere's Hummingbird
technology - originally created through Department of Homeland
Security funding to combat the problem of data security on
resource-constrained devices - is already generating interest from
major national defense contractors and other global organizations
searching for a solution to this unmet and growing security need.
After more than five years of rigorous testing by experts and
cryptanalysts at the University of Waterloo and former National
Security Agency cryptanalysts, the nine-line algorithm is unmatched by
other data security providers, as it is the first algorithm explicitly
designed for resource-constrained devices- such as microchips and
radio frequency identification-equipped devices - while minimally
affecting performance.
With the application of "Hummingbird," the security of
resource-constrained devices is no longer in conflict with their cost
and performance, as it has been with past solutions. Revere's
technology can be applied to devices in the healthcare, government,
defense, aerospace, utilities, automotive and transportation
industries.
Visit http://www.reveresecurity.com for more information, or come to
Booth 225 in the South Hall.
About Revere Security
Revere Security is a privately owned company specializing in
cryptographic data security solutions for small, resource-constrained
microchips and devices. Revere Security's solutions rely on a
remarkably simple, efficient and powerful algorithm developed by
co-founder Eric Smith. The unique algorithm has been tested, analyzed
and proven successful through rigorous study by former cryptanalysts
from the National Security Agency. Revere Security safeguards
solutions in embedded systems, radio frequency communications, sensor
technologies, mobile computing and more. The company is headquartered
in Dallas. For more information on Revere Security, visit
www.reveresecurity.com.
SOURCE Revere Security
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/CONTACT: Charlotte Runco for Revere Security, +1-352-494-2934 , charlotte_runco@richards.com
/Web Site: http://www.reveresecurity.com / CO: Revere Security
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