Ten Reasons Why The INTERCEPTOR™ Optical Network Security System Is The Best Choice For The Protection Of SIPRNet And JWICS Networks.
1. Fully Approved PDS Solution
INTERCEPTOR™ is a fully approved alternative to encryption and/or hardened carrier systems per NSTISSI 7003 and is listed on the USAF CTTA Approved Product List for PDS Alarm Systems - the only Approved Product List for Alarmed Carrier equipment in DoD. INTERCEPTOR also complies with agency requirements AR 2-95, AFI 33-201 and NAVSO P-5239-22. INTERCEPTOR has been reviewed by the DISA DSAWG and was confirmed as a viable tool for SIPRNet protection as approved by the local DAA.
2. Lowest PDS Deployment Cost and Complexity
INTERCEPTOR eliminates the high costs of materials and labor associated with the installation of concrete encasement in the outside plant (click here for a white paper and case study) and rigid metallic carrier inside the building. By leveraging INTERCEPTOR'S 24/7 monitoring, periodic visual inspections (PVIs) - which are required daily for hardened carrier systems - are eliminated along with the potential for human error or oversight. As an alternative to encryption, significant complexity reduction is realized through the elimination of the PKI process. Click here for a comparison chart of PDS alternatives.
3. Unparalleled Protection and Scalability
Unlike older generation alarm carrier solutions adapted from perimeter security systems, which use a separate (extrinsic) proprietary sensing fiber to monitor the cable pathway, INTERCEPTOR technology monitors the actual fibers within the cable requiring protection. By eliminating the need for a proprietary sensing fiber or cable, INTERCEPTOR provides fail-safe, nuisance-free monitoring and the ability to scale protection to match the level of classification and/or threats to the network.
4. Optimized for INFOSEC and IT Security
Because INTERCEPTOR technology is not an adaptation of perimeter security (fence line) technology, the system is optimized to detect tampering or intrusions into fiber optic network cabling. This difference is critical: Perimeter security technology is optimized to detect acoustic vibrations of the duct or cable pathway. INTERCEPTOR technology is designed to detect any motion or manipulation of the optical fibers carrying the National Security Information. Click here for a comparison chart of optical monitoring technologies.
5. Quickest Path to Protection
With plug-and-play capability, INTERCEPTOR can be rapidly added to new or existing network infrastructure - making migration from NIPRNet to SIPRNet quick and cost effective in applications such as the protection of fiber bundles used for SIPRNet tunneling. Click here for a cost-benefit analysis. As an alternative to encryption, INTERCEPTOR, as a non-COMSEC item, can be easily purchased and deployed with no impact on unit allocations.
6. Unlimited Bandwidth
As a purely physical layer device, INTERCEPTOR does not touch, process or verify the network data (IP or cell headers) or the National Security Information, therefore no bandwidth bottlenecks are created allowing full utilization of the network. INTERCEPTOR is fully compatible with all Ethernet standards and up to and beyond 10Gbps.
7. Confidentiality, Integrity And Availability
Interceptor assures that the three tenets of information assurance are achieved: Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability. INTERCEPTOR can be combined with commercial AES or Type I encryption products, for instance in applications such as tunneling SIPRNet traffic over NIPRNet networks, to not only protect the Confidentiality of information, but also to assure the Integrity and Availability of the network.
8. Adaptive Fiber Monitoring™
Interceptor enables very creative and flexible network protection, which can be scaled or adapted over time to meet increases in classification or threat level. INTERCEPTOR can be used to monitor up to every fiber in the network to maximize protection, or as few as two fibers per cable to reduce the cost of protection. When the fibers are alarmed, protection of the conduit is also provided, making INTERCEPTOR the most flexible, scalable and cost effective PDS solution on the market.
9. Enhanced Aesthetics and Reduced Environmental Impact
With INTERCEPTOR'S 24/7 monitoring, cables can be installed above ceilings or below floors, eliminating the unsightly rigid metallic conduit or EMT traditionally installed as a hardened carrier PDS system. Outside, elimination of the need to pour massive amounts of concrete avoids local environmental impact issues.
10. Reusability
Interceptors can be easily redeployed when the network undergoes change.
INTERCEPTOR Makes SIPRNET Easy !
Developed in part with DoD funding and designed specifically for information assurance and IT security applications, INTERCEPTOR leads the next generation of alarm carrier protected distribution systems (PDS) and fully meets the requirements of NSTISSI 7003. Incorporating Intrinsic Fiber Monitoring™ technology, INTERCEPTOR provides a reliable and cost effective solution for physical security of SIPRNet and JWICS networks. Unlike older generation alarm carrier solutions adapted from perimeter security systems, which use a separate (extrinsic) proprietary sensing fiber to monitor the cable pathway for acoustic vibrations, INTERCEPTOR technology monitors dark (unused) or active (data carrying) fibers within the cable being protected to detect motion and manipulation of the cable as well as the cable pathway itself. This difference results in fail-safe, nuisance-free monitoring and the ability to scale protection to match the level of classification and/or threats to the network. INTERCEPTOR works with any optical cable type and is compatible with all Ethernet standards including 10Gigabit. Since it is purely a physical layer device and does not touch the data, unlike encryption, INTERCEPTOR does not create any bandwidth bottlenecks. With plug-and-play capability, INTERCEPTOR can be rapidly added to existing network infrastructure making migration from NIPRNet to SIPRNet quick and cost effective.
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