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BlackRidge Technology Joins The Linux Foundation's Automotive Grade Linux ProjectRENO, Nev., March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackRidge Technology International Inc. (OTCQB: BRTI), a leading provider of next-generation cyber defense solutions, has joined Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), a collaborative open-source project at The Linux Foundation. The project brings together automakers, suppliers and technology companies to accelerate the development and adoption of a fully open software stack for the connected car. Bill Joll, BlackRidge's head of worldwide sales, and Rolf Lumpe, vice president of business development, will deliver a keynote presentation at AGL's All Member Meeting in Tokyo on March 5, addressing how cybersecurity lessons from the U.S. Department of Defense can be applied to the automotive industry. AGL's All Member Meeting is for members only. BlackRidge originated from a Department of Defense contract to cloak critical internet connected assets used in the Afghanistan war. The principle behind the original technology — you can't attack what you can't see — continues to underlie the company's identity-based authentication and access control technology. Today, this technology shields enterprise networks, critical infrastructure and internet of things (IoT) connected devices. Like other critical connected devices, whether sensors in power plants or monitors in hospitals, the entire connected car ecosystem must be protected against cyberattacks. Automotive cybercrime has been accelerating in recent years, with attacks on vehicles' control units, onboard software, Wi-Fi and infotainment systems as well as electric charging stations and manufacturers' mobile apps and data centers. As automobiles begin communicating with each other and with the road infrastructure, the attack surface will continue to expand. All tree layers of the connected car ecosystem are vulnerable to attack — the vehicle layer (telematics, communications module, infotainment system, key), the network layer (cellular network, satellite communications, grid infrastructure) and the application layer (telematic service providers, public and private clouds, data intermediaries). BlackRidge's patented First Packet Authentication™ technology authenticates identity and enforces security policy on the first packet of a network session, before a connection is established. It is applicable across the entire ecosystem and can be embedded as the infrastructure for connected cars is built. The technology can block or redirect network traffic, control access, and enable network microsegmentation and segregation. "Big data means big risk," said Joll, "and when vehicles are involved, the risk is not just potential loss of personal data or intellectual property but loss of life. BlackRidge security solutions can enforce end-to-end trust for connected cars by enabling identity-based networking in a zero-trust security model that is independent of network topology and protects every asset, regardless of age or vendor." Institutional investors or research analysts who would like to schedule a one-on-one meeting with BlackRidge Technology management, please email your request to [email protected] or call Chris Tyson at MZ Group, the company's investor relations firm, at +1 949-491-8235. For press and other inquiries, please email [email protected]. About BlackRidge Technology Forward-looking Statements Media Contact: Investor Relations Contact:
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