Viasat UK has partnered with cyber solutions provider Cyber1st to exclusively deliver secure voice and data capabilities to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The collaboration will also provide these services for other defence users, commercial customers and governments across the globe.
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The partners will focus on future crypto solution intended to safeguard integrated networks from diverse threat paths.
Viasat UK Government Systems managing director Steve Beeching said: “We are excited by the opportunity to deliver advanced security and information assurance solutions to UK MoD and global defence and civilian networks.
“Our extensive track record of innovation teamed with Cyber1st’s solutions can help advance crypto capabilities and provide the information protection needed to make voice and data services secure for our nation and customers.”
Currently, Viasat UK is constructing a sovereign Network and Cyber Security Operations Centre for premier cybersecurity services.
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By GlobalDataViasat Inc supports Type 1 network encryption for Layer 2 Ethernet Security Specification (ESS) / Ethernet Data Encryption-Cryptographic Interoperability Specification (EDE-CIS), and Layer 3 High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryption (HAIPE).
Cyber1st director Bob Edge said: “We are delighted to work closely with Viasat UK as this creates a sovereign, highly-synergistic relationship leveraging our combined engineering skills along with Viasat’s long-term vision with respect to Data in Transit and Data at Rest solutions.
“Viasat will enable Cyber1st to focus on its core High Grade Crypt-Key competences with the confidence that emerging requirements have been fully-qualified through a process of rationalised customer engagement.”
