[ale] NSA's SPOCK Program Uses HYDRA to Secure its Web site

[hbbs at attbi.com]

What do we (collectively) know/make of this?

- Jeff


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From: HYDRA PR [mailto:hydra at bodacion.com] 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 1:49 PM
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Subject: NSA's SPOCK Program Uses HYDRA to Secure its Web site 


For Immediate Release:

NSA's SPOCK Program Selects Bodacion's HYDRA Web Server

National Security Agency Deploys Bodacion's Secure Web Technology to Deflect
Hackers, Shorten Training Time and Reduce Maintenance Costs

BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS (April 2, 2003) - The Security Proof of Concept
Keystone (SPOCK), a Department of Defense consortium of corporate and
government organizations sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA),
has selected Bodacion Technologies' HYDRA secure Web Services appliance as
its primary Web server.  The NSA cited HYDRA's extreme resistance to all
known hacking attacks, as well as the appliance's simplicity and
reliability, as reasons for choosing Bodacion's product.

"After SPOCK demonstrations showed HYDRA's improved security and
maintainability over current solutions, the NSA saw a clear fit for their
own needs," said Eric Ridvan Uner, Co-Founder of Bodacion Technologies,
Co-Inventor of HYDRA and his company's chief liaison to government agencies.
"The NSA, of course, has a vested interest in making sure that hackers stay
out of any NSA Web site, and so the SPOCK program selected HYDRA for its
high level of resistance to hacking attacks of all kinds."

Compatibility and maintenance were also primary SPOCK concerns, according to
Uner.  HYDRA was a simple drop-in replacement for the legacy solution, he
said, which required minimal deployment effort.  HYDRA also will require
less maintenance and training than the legacy system, he added.

Last year, SPOCK conducted a demonstration of HYDRA consisting of security
claims by Bodacion Technologies and tests jointly agreed to by the
participants.  The results were that all Bodacion's claims were verified.
More than 350 technologists from civil and defense entities are involved in
the SPOCK program; currently there are 65 security-related corporations and
19 government agencies participating in the program. 

Bodacion's appliance is designed specifically for secure Web Services
computing and has captured the attention of senior authorities at national
intelligence and Department of Defense organizations because it does not
suffer from common vulnerabilities of general purpose computers/servers that
run general purpose operating systems.  For example, HYDRA is the only Web
server known to prevent "tunneling," a technique malicious system users
apply to observe the activities of other network users.  Such protection is
vital for federal agencies with multiple levels of security interests.

Major General (retired) Michael Davidson, a former assistant to the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and an advisor to Bodacion executives, facilitates the
company's relationships with government organizations.

"For federal agencies continually assaulted by hackers and other malicious
cyber-criminals, HYDRA represents a critical Internet security technology,"
Davidson said.

About Bodacion Technologies

Bodacion Technologies, LLC, creates revolutionary Web Services products for
Internet-intensive enterprises that are seeking secure, reliable,
high-performance systems to minimize the Internet's risks and maximize its
rewards.  The company's flagship product, HYDRA, combines the security of
complex mathematics with the reliability of embedded systems to create a Web
Services appliance that cannot be hacked, will virtually never crash and can
handle thousands of concurrent users.  Based in Barrington, Illinois,
Bodacion Technologies' serves an international clientele of government
agencies, financial institutions and other e-Business enterprises.  

For more information, visit http://www.bodacion.com/spock/


Jennifer Franzese
Bodacion Technologies
847.842.9008
franzese at bodaction.com

Bob Dirkes
Tech Image, Ltd.
(for Bodacion Technologies)
847.632.0040x237
bob.dirkes at techimage.com


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