Taking the Risk Out Of Information Sharing

Effective and timely sharing of information among police forces and criminal justice communities is essential.  But with greater sharing comes greater risk. Yet while making intelligence more widely available organizations must ensure that police data is being accessed securely and only by the right people.

Well positioned advisor

AEP Networks is well positioned to advise UK police forces about the challenge of creating systems for secure electronic information sharing. The company is a pioneer in the development of security technologies for information sharing that has decades of experience providing a range of bulk encryptors specifically designed to meet the exacting standards of UK government, with the first ever UK government IP encryptor - the ED8000 – supplied in 1992. In the international arena, AEP have been providing security technology to government and commercial customers with the AEP SmartGate® product, developed in 1995 for the requirements of the US Government.

A US example

One national criminal intelligence organisation in the US, for example, has been using AEP SmartGate as part of a secure information sharing network for law enforcement first responders and criminal justice officials.  This is aimed at helping users to communicate critical, time sensitive and training issues that should not be disclosed in a public forum on the Internet.

This is just one of many implementations in which AEP SmartGate is helping to enhance and secure information sharing within and between organisations while contributing to the reduction of risk through data leakage, a model for which there are many parallel initiatives in current and planned UK Police projects.  .

AEP Networks' Credentials

AEP has a proven history of securing Central Government and Criminal Justice networks in the UK, Europe and the USA.  With design and development based in both the US and the UK, and products in the company’s portfolio assured to CAPS, CCTM and FIPS standards AEP Networks is uniquely positioned to meet NPIA’s exacting Information Assurance (IA) standards.

AEP Networks offers a comprehensive Policy Networking solution that provides complete security starting at the endpoints and working throughout a network - from the edge to the core. 

AEP's integrated portfolio of security products includes SSL VPNs, network admission control enforcement points, identity-based application security gateways, and hardware security modules for key management. Our products address the most demanding security requirements of public-sector organisations and commercial enterprises internationally.

The company is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, USA with offices worldwide. 

Products

AEP SmartGate - Identity-Based Remote Access

AEP SmartGate is an identity-based Virtual Private Network which enables secure intra-enterprise access to information and applications over private and public IP networks as  well as for extranet and remote access across the Internet.

AEP SmartGate’s core capabilities include end-to-end encryption, strong user authentication and fine-grained access control, and is optimised for large scale, distributed architectures where audit and compliance are critical. It drives one of the largest known VPNs, comprising over 3,000 SmartGate servers providing seamless and secure information sharing to a distributed community of over 120,000 users.

AEP NET - Managed IP Encryption for High Security VPNs

AEP Net encryptors are high security IPSec gateways delivering exacting levels of operational reliability at wire rate performance. Designed to protect networks carrying sensitive data, AEP Net encryptors provide both data confidentiality and source authentication for network traffic enabling high confidence Virtual Private Network (VPN) communications. Click here for more information on AEP Net encryptors.

AEP NET Remote - Highly Secure Remote Connectivity

AEP Net Remote, which secures personal remote access communications to Public Sector Classified Standards, extends the security, functions and features of AEP Net into the remote access domain. Like its big brother, AEP Net Remote provides both data confidentiality and source authentication for IP network traffic. Click here for more information about AEP Net Remote.

For further information on AEP Networks products, please follow the links above or contact your SBL Account Manager on 01347 812100 or sales@softbox.co.uk.

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