MCLEAN, Va., May 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WidePoint
Corporation (NYSE Mkt: WYY), a leading provider of secure,
cloud-based, enterprise-wide Managed Mobility Services (MMS)
featuring Cybersecurity and Telecommunications Lifecycle Management
(TLM) solutions, and Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX), the leading
company for managing Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs), today
announced a collaboration that will enable WidePoint to secure
digital certificates within a TPM on customer devices. The solution
strongly binds certificates to an identity and protects the
certificate private key within a TPM hardware module.
WidePoint's Certificate-on-Device enables an enterprise to
attain a greater level of network security than user authentication
alone by ensuring that only authorized devices connect to its
infrastructure. The digital certificates should be protected within
a hardware security boundary; for business-class PCs, laptops, and
mobile devices, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is the most
widely deployed hardware module capable of protecting certificate
private keys with a high level of confidence. Virtually every
business laptop today has a TPM: according to the Trusted Computing
Group, hundreds of millions of PCs have shipped with a TPM
chip.
"We believe the TPM is the best way to secure device identities
for networks," said Wave CEO Bill
Solms, "and Wave's TPM-based security solutions protect the
keys associated with each certificate. By integrating this
capability through its collaboration with Wave, WidePoint has
another means to deliver to its customers the foundation of a
best-in-class federated identity solution and give organizations
the capability of knowing which devices are seeking access to their
network, easily determine which users and devices are trusted, and
define levels of access."
WidePoint CTO Dan Turissini said,
"Using the TPM to generate and protect digital certificates'
private keys provides a higher level of confidence that the
endpoint and its user are authorized for access than is available
with any other multi-factor authentication solution." Mr. Turissini
continued: "Enterprises face a much higher risk of compromise if
they do not adequately implement and protect strong credentials.
Wave's CSP's unique accessibility to the cryptographic capabilities
of existing customer devices that have TPMs allows for an expanded
distribution of a federated identity ecosystem quickly and on a
large scale."
"WidePoint's expertise in cybersecurity and mobility gives our
Managed Mobility Services customers higher assurance security
solutions that can protect them not only from today's known
threats, but also from the many as-yet uncovered threats and
vulnerabilities that are exploited due to the proliferation of
usernames and passwords," said Steve L.
Komar, CEO & Chairman of WidePoint Corporation.
"Enabling our customers to leverage widely distributed existing
TPMs for private key protection helps them avoid the cost and
retrofit of additional hardware to accomplish this."
About Wave Systems Corp.
Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) reduces the complexity, cost
and uncertainty of data protection by starting inside the device.
Unlike other vendors who try to secure information by adding layers
of software for security, Wave leverages the hardware security
capabilities built directly into endpoint computing platforms
themselves. Wave has been among the foremost experts on this
growing trend, leading the way with first-to-market solutions and
helping shape standards through its work as a board member for the
Trusted Computing Group.
Learn more at www.wave.com.
About WidePoint
WidePoint (NYSE Mkt: WYY) is a leading provider of secure,
cloud-delivered, enterprise-wide information technology-based
solutions that can enable enterprises and agencies to deploy fully
compliant IT services in accordance with government mandated
regulations and advanced system requirements. WidePoint has several
major government and commercial contracts.
For more information, visit www.widepoint.com.
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