Company News: FAA Selects SecureZIP® for End-to-End Enterprise Data Security

PKWARE® is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded an enterprise software license and maintenance agreement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). PKWARE’s SecureZIP software will be deployed across 50,000 Microsoft Windows® desktops at the FAA and Department of Transportation (DOT).

“Persistent data encryption and effective key management are necessary for the comprehensive protection of sensitive information as it travels or is stored inside and outside of an organization’s network,” said John Pescatore, VP and Distinguished Analyst for Gartner’s Security and Risk Management group.

SecureZIP will seal sensitive FAA information in secure containers, while leveraging NIST-certified encryption, without hindering agency workflows or business interactions. SecureZIP protects a myriad of data types in files, folders, or email while the information is in motion or at rest.

SecureZIP fulfills the cryptographic compliance initiatives necessary for the FAA to meet the requirements of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-07-16, “Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information.” It also satisfies the FIPS 140-2 data security standards set forth by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). SecureZIP further meets the requirements of the FAA and DOT orders for the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

“We are pleased and honored to have won the FAA award for the SecureZIP license agreement,” said George Haddix, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for PKWARE. “We look forward to helping the FAA safeguard sensitive information as the agency continues to keep our U.S. airspace system safe and secure.”

SecureZIP helps government agencies, as well as corporations, achieve privacy and compliance requirements. Effective policy management tools and user-centric design offer transparency and ease of use, while enabling appropriate organizational security controls. Information is available to authorized individuals, but is rendered useless to hackers or thieves.

The FAA purchase of SecureZIP is the latest success for PKWARE. SecureZIP has been sold to over 100 government agencies and over 30,000 distinct corporate entities worldwide in various industries including banking, financial services, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, retail, and telecommunications.

PKWARE partner, HMS TECHNOLOGIES, helped facilitate the FAA’s purchase order for the SecureZIP software license and maintenance agreement.

“HMS TECHNOLOGIES is proud to be one of the premier value-added resellers in the nation, based upon our honor and speed to market,” said Harry M. Siegel, President /CEO of the company. “We are a SDVOSB* that has many exclusive relationships, like the one we have with PKWARE. This exclusivity allows agencies to sole source these valuable products in lieu of full and open competition. We look for the best of the best in products that can and will make a difference for the nation we serve. We believe PKWARE is one of those companies, and we look forward to providing a service that will deliver win-win solutions every time.”

* Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)