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QinetiQ North America's Social Engineering Protection Appliance Now Available to the U.S. Federal GovernmentFAIRFAX, Va. --(Business Wire)-- QinetiQ (News - Alert) North America today announced government availability of the industry's first security solution designed to detect highly targeted social engineering attacks. QinetiQ North America's Social Engineering Protection ApplianceTM (SEPA) helps protect government employees from falling victim to these attacks through the use of Email Intent Analysis™, real-time URL and link analysis as well as high value target protection. Based on the technology developed by QinetiQ North America subsidiary Cyveillance (http://www.cyveillance.com/web/news/press_rel/2011/2011-06-06.asp), the QinetiQ North America SEPA solution is specifically applicable to the wide ranging need of government agencies to identify attacks targeting government executives and organizations. By combining Cyveillance's cyber intelligence capabilities with QinetiQ North America's expertise in the federal market, government organizations are able to utilize a tailored solution that helps protect against infiltration attempts, espionage campaigns and foreign threats. Unlike any other solution on the market, SEPA is able to effectively examine the content and context of an email, along with the methods and behavior of embedded Web page links, to judge the trustworthiness of the email. "With the popularity of social media and today's open government initiatives, there is more access to information about government leaders and agencies than ever before, making it easier for criminals and malicious organizations to develop targeted attacks," said avid Papas, Vice President, Cyber Security Business of QinetiQ North America. "SEPA provides government organizations with the critical intelligence and analysis necessary to identify socially engineered attacks, protect individuals' data and ensure the safety of critical information." Online criminals use highly targeted social engineering scams that leverage social media to acquire openly available personal information on their targets. When the desired target falls prey to the attack, the malicious actors then gain undetected access to the government network. Once inside, the criminals extract sensitive information, which poses potential danger to the government agency, putting the agency, its employees and constituents at risk for cyber attacks. SEPA's unique ability to rapidly detect and protect against these targeted social engineering attacks ensures the safety of critical government information and prevents criminal threats and organizations from accessing and damaging the federal information technology infrastructure. The SEPA solution is intelligently tailored to each agency's environment in order to focus on the prevention of social engineering attacks that pose the most viable threat to a specific organization. The key elements of the SEPA solution include:
For more information on QinetiQ North America SEPA, please visit: www.cyveillance.com/SEPA About QinetiQ North America QinetiQ North America delivers world-class technology, responsive services, and innovative solutions for global markets, focusing on US government and commercial customers. More than 6,100 QinetiQ North America engineers, scientists and other professionals deliver high quality products and services that leverage detailed mission knowledge and proven, reliable tools and methodologies to meet the rapidly changing demands of national defense, homeland security and information assurance customers. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, QinetiQ North America had annual revenues of more than $1 billion in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2010. QinetiQ North America is part of QinetiQ Group PLC (LSE:QQ). For more information, please visit www.QinetiQ-NA.com and join our conversation at www.facebook.com/qinetiqna
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