Share Information Securely
However, a wide range of services provided through the web and rapid deployment of new communication technology especially the Internet pose some very real threats to information being exposed to disclosure, unauthorized alteration or cancellation. Some concerns are raised about how to ensure the security, privacy and authenticity of the valuable information and data communications of individuals or companies.
In a technologically advanced system, a message should comply with some requirements. The message has to be confidential, authentic, has to have integrity and be delivered safely, and should come from a person functionally competent to send such a message. Cryptography is a discipline that embodies the principles for the transformation of data that hides its information content, prevents its undetected modification and its unauthorized use, says Paweł Luksic, COMPs Sales and Marketing Director. It is therefore one of the technological means to provide security for data on information and communication systems. Simple applications offer secure communication, identification and secret sharing. More complicated applications include systems for electronic commerce, certification, secure electronic mail, key recovery and secure computer access, he adds.
COMP, the company in which Paweł Luksic is responsible for selling information security solutions, has assembled and programmed the first cryptographic devices in Poland. The company addresses major security concerns and essentially helps reduce liability and risk for numerous organizations. It has a proud tradition of innovation and Polish leadership in shaping the evolution of communications. Being the only computer science research group in Poland specializing in cryptography, it seeks to develop techniques for securing tomorrows global information infrastructure. The aim of our company is to make use of the power of cryptography and the practical engineering of secure information systems, from appropriate definitions of security to implementations of real applications with security features, says Mr Luksic.
COMP is ranked among the top five leading integrators on the Polish IT market. The first Polish provider of cryptography solutions was founded in 1990 to fulfill the need to apply emerging computer technologies. It is a leading partner of Group COMP, consisting of four other members being experts in IT technology and closely co-operating for many years: RADCOMP, Techlab2000, PACOMP and TORN.
Mr Luksic realizes that there are few end-users today who make use of real security applications. These applications tend to be too complicated, exposing too much detail and far too difficult processes. COMP is a company that believes that users need simple and inherent security and we consider cryptography to be the first step towards this inherent security, he says. The Company applies the basic programmatic concept of abstraction to separate specific algorithms from cryptographic processes. The core idea is to include algorithms that can be retrieved by a receiving party without it having to hold any prior knowledge of the specifics of these algorithms. In the process of creating and securing this new abstraction layer, COMP, a cryptography expert, explores a new, more flexible security model, where security is defined as the impossibility to make use of any secret information obtained. COMP complies with the world cryptography standards needed to create secure information systems, Mr Luksic comments. Essentially, these are conditions and protocols set forth to allow uniformity within communication, transactions and virtually all computer activity. The continual evolution of information technology motivates the development of more standards, which in turn helps control the evolution process.
The company knows that achieving acceptable levels of security in software applications is quite complex. It involves meticulous software development using proven cryptographic algorithms and protocols. Bearing in mind that COMP employs software engineers with years of experience in these domains, these individuals are able to produce software that successfully stands up to most potential security threats. COMPs employees help deliver true business value by accelerating their customers ROI and helping them extract the most from their e-security investment. They offer assistance at multiple points in a projects lifecycle: they plan, design, build, integrate and fully implement. They align a companys security strategy with its business objectives, assess risk by analyzing potential gaps across the domains of infrastructure and define the next steps for optimizing the adoption of e-security solution. COMP possesses highly specialized skills to accommodate new and emerging technologies to ensure precise implementation of a solution and product management, Mr Luksic says with confidence. Our professionals have the know-how to carry out all the steps required to plan an enterprise security system or e-business application implementation.
Today, the IT leader is delivering networking and communication services and infrastructure to service providers and enterprises. Software provided by COMP is present in and trusted by numerous banks, hospitals, governmental institutions and factories. Customers benefit from our commitment to technology leadership and our culture of innovation, says Mr Luksic. By focusing on increasing the value and convenience of global communications, the company improves its customers profitability and competitive advantage. It provides them with easy access to multimedia communications that are secure, adaptable and available at anytime. COMP is committed to helping its customers with a quality technical support staff and other service advantages to provide an in-depth understanding of its product line. COMP offers person-to-person support to all of its customers to meet their ongoing needs, adds Mr Luksic.
COMPs strong reputation is built on long relationships with its satisfied customers, as well as on its history of ingenuity, leadership and proven technologies provided by world leaders in IT solutions such as Sun Microsystems, IBM, HP, Oracle, Entrust, RSA Security, Nortel Networks, CISCO, EMC and Veritas. All of these systems guarantee high quality and reliability of COMPs products and its applications. Maintaining partnerships with an extensive variety of partners enables the company to develop the necessary skills to meet the challenges in the expanding network security.
The company is devoted to developing and installing software- and hardware-based solutions for commercial, as well as government facilities. The leading portfolio of solutions allows COMP to deliver numerous services and applications. The company puts emphasis on leveraging todays networks while providing cost-effective evolution to the networks of tomorrow. A wide variety of products meets the needs of IT customers for real-time communications and applications, and also possesses the ability to use standards-based solutions to address each unique situation. Today, COMP offers a range of communications and systems integration technologies and services that are widely used in many industries, which include Information Security Systems, Data Centers, Public Key Infrastructure, Backup and Archive Systems, LAN/WAN networks, HA Solutions, Videoconference Systems, Storage Area Networks Solutions and many more.
Due to its expertise and experience, COMP was able to develop its own range of information security solutions, called CompCrypt. The quality of this system has been certified by the Internal Security Agency (Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego). The company sought the aid and support of several recognized companies specializing in cryptography, electronics and telecommunications systems, such as DGT, Techlab2000 or Enigma Information Protection System. The very specific and unique CompCrypt system allows the company to establish complex data security measures, irrespective of the Base IT platform being used. Being a complete hardware solution, it protects and controls functionalities by physical components, not by software applications that can be deleted. CompCrypt solutions are used by Polish Public Administration Institutions, the Polish military and police, as well as the banking sector and telecommunication companies. CompCrypt allows these institutions to protect sensitive information that is of crucial importance for national, residential and commercial security.
The CompCrypt Cryptographic data protection system offered by COMP includes four series of devices: CompCrypt Delta, CompCrypt Alfa, CompCrypt Gamma and CompCrypt Ro. The Delta family includes secure certification and key devices for Public Key Infrastructure systems, secure server and client signature creation and encryption devices for PKI systems. Delta-2, a device from the CompCrypt Delta family, provides the functions of authentication and protection of confidentiality of transmitted massages. It is characterized by high speed processing and guarantees high resistance to unnoticeable penetration. Its quality has been confirmed by certificates issued by the Certification Unit of the Communication and Information Security Bureau of the Office of State Protection (Urzšd Ochrony Państwa).
The CompCrypt Alfa solution, whose devices meet the required confidentiality level, offers Integrated Services Digital Network communication. It allows for simultaneous transmission of voice, sound and image communications in public networks with all the advantages of digital transmission. It prevents unauthorized hearing, viewing or alteration.
A line of modern Gamma solutions ensures the security of data processed and stored in workstations and servers. The solution series differ in the strength of protective mechanisms. They protect both proprietary and confidential information. They are developed to protect against unauthorized computer start-up, unauthorized use of the computer and its resources, unauthorized modification or cancellation of permanent disc data. All data processed on the computer is saved and cannot be retrieved by any unauthorized person. Computer operations are not delayed, the encryption process is unnoticeable, does not require the users knowledge and engagement, and has no impact on the operational system performance. The CompCrypt Gamma solution takes over control of the computer when it is switched on, before the operational system is even loaded.
The CompCryp Ro system, a transmission encoder, protects information communicated between servers and workstation terminals. It ensures authentication and identification of the user and complete confidentiality of the information.
As seen, COMPs cryptographic devices allow people to carry over the confidence that is found in the physical world to the electronic world, allowing people to do business electronically without worries about deceit and deception. Every day, people interact electronically. Thus, the perpetual increase of information transmitted electronically has led to an increased reliance on cryptography. COMP realizes that cryptography is very important to the continued growth of the Internet and electronic commerce. It is widely used. Not only is it used over the Internet, but it is also used in telephones, televisions, and a variety of other common household items. Without cryptography, without COMP, hackers could get into e-mails, tap into cable companies and acquire free cable service, or break into a bank.
According to Paweł Luksic, in some cases cryptography allows people to have more confidence in electronic transactions than in real life transactions. Signing documents in real life still leaves people vulnerable to unexpected situations. Digital signatures used for authentication purposes facilitate verification of the integrity of digital messages and prevent a signature from being forged, reproduced or altered.
Technology evolves very quickly, and in todays competitive business environment, companies must safeguard their corporate data even as they share it with business partners. Consequently, the biggest IT challenges are centered on security and performance. Taking such a philosophy into consideration, COMP offers solutions to help meet the dual challenges presented by business needs and information security requirements. Being the developer and provider of the first cryptographic information protection solutions in Poland, the company offers confidence-building measures: secrecy of sensitive data, integrity and authenticity of data, the right to privacy, as well as protection against infringement from the authorities and the industry. Confidence building is also a primary aim of the Polish government, to make Poland a good place to base an electronic commerce service or business and minimize the security risks to organizations and individual citizens.
In a technologically advanced system, a message should comply with some requirements. The message has to be confidential, authentic, has to have integrity and be delivered safely, and should come from a person functionally competent to send such a message. Cryptography is a discipline that embodies the principles for the transformation of data that hides its information content, prevents its undetected modification and its unauthorized use, says Paweł Luksic, COMPs Sales and Marketing Director. It is therefore one of the technological means to provide security for data on information and communication systems. Simple applications offer secure communication, identification and secret sharing. More complicated applications include systems for electronic commerce, certification, secure electronic mail, key recovery and secure computer access, he adds.
COMP, the company in which Paweł Luksic is responsible for selling information security solutions, has assembled and programmed the first cryptographic devices in Poland. The company addresses major security concerns and essentially helps reduce liability and risk for numerous organizations. It has a proud tradition of innovation and Polish leadership in shaping the evolution of communications. Being the only computer science research group in Poland specializing in cryptography, it seeks to develop techniques for securing tomorrows global information infrastructure. The aim of our company is to make use of the power of cryptography and the practical engineering of secure information systems, from appropriate definitions of security to implementations of real applications with security features, says Mr Luksic.
COMP is ranked among the top five leading integrators on the Polish IT market. The first Polish provider of cryptography solutions was founded in 1990 to fulfill the need to apply emerging computer technologies. It is a leading partner of Group COMP, consisting of four other members being experts in IT technology and closely co-operating for many years: RADCOMP, Techlab2000, PACOMP and TORN.
Mr Luksic realizes that there are few end-users today who make use of real security applications. These applications tend to be too complicated, exposing too much detail and far too difficult processes. COMP is a company that believes that users need simple and inherent security and we consider cryptography to be the first step towards this inherent security, he says. The Company applies the basic programmatic concept of abstraction to separate specific algorithms from cryptographic processes. The core idea is to include algorithms that can be retrieved by a receiving party without it having to hold any prior knowledge of the specifics of these algorithms. In the process of creating and securing this new abstraction layer, COMP, a cryptography expert, explores a new, more flexible security model, where security is defined as the impossibility to make use of any secret information obtained. COMP complies with the world cryptography standards needed to create secure information systems, Mr Luksic comments. Essentially, these are conditions and protocols set forth to allow uniformity within communication, transactions and virtually all computer activity. The continual evolution of information technology motivates the development of more standards, which in turn helps control the evolution process.
The company knows that achieving acceptable levels of security in software applications is quite complex. It involves meticulous software development using proven cryptographic algorithms and protocols. Bearing in mind that COMP employs software engineers with years of experience in these domains, these individuals are able to produce software that successfully stands up to most potential security threats. COMPs employees help deliver true business value by accelerating their customers ROI and helping them extract the most from their e-security investment. They offer assistance at multiple points in a projects lifecycle: they plan, design, build, integrate and fully implement. They align a companys security strategy with its business objectives, assess risk by analyzing potential gaps across the domains of infrastructure and define the next steps for optimizing the adoption of e-security solution. COMP possesses highly specialized skills to accommodate new and emerging technologies to ensure precise implementation of a solution and product management, Mr Luksic says with confidence. Our professionals have the know-how to carry out all the steps required to plan an enterprise security system or e-business application implementation.
Today, the IT leader is delivering networking and communication services and infrastructure to service providers and enterprises. Software provided by COMP is present in and trusted by numerous banks, hospitals, governmental institutions and factories. Customers benefit from our commitment to technology leadership and our culture of innovation, says Mr Luksic. By focusing on increasing the value and convenience of global communications, the company improves its customers profitability and competitive advantage. It provides them with easy access to multimedia communications that are secure, adaptable and available at anytime. COMP is committed to helping its customers with a quality technical support staff and other service advantages to provide an in-depth understanding of its product line. COMP offers person-to-person support to all of its customers to meet their ongoing needs, adds Mr Luksic.
COMPs strong reputation is built on long relationships with its satisfied customers, as well as on its history of ingenuity, leadership and proven technologies provided by world leaders in IT solutions such as Sun Microsystems, IBM, HP, Oracle, Entrust, RSA Security, Nortel Networks, CISCO, EMC and Veritas. All of these systems guarantee high quality and reliability of COMPs products and its applications. Maintaining partnerships with an extensive variety of partners enables the company to develop the necessary skills to meet the challenges in the expanding network security.
The company is devoted to developing and installing software- and hardware-based solutions for commercial, as well as government facilities. The leading portfolio of solutions allows COMP to deliver numerous services and applications. The company puts emphasis on leveraging todays networks while providing cost-effective evolution to the networks of tomorrow. A wide variety of products meets the needs of IT customers for real-time communications and applications, and also possesses the ability to use standards-based solutions to address each unique situation. Today, COMP offers a range of communications and systems integration technologies and services that are widely used in many industries, which include Information Security Systems, Data Centers, Public Key Infrastructure, Backup and Archive Systems, LAN/WAN networks, HA Solutions, Videoconference Systems, Storage Area Networks Solutions and many more.
Due to its expertise and experience, COMP was able to develop its own range of information security solutions, called CompCrypt. The quality of this system has been certified by the Internal Security Agency (Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego). The company sought the aid and support of several recognized companies specializing in cryptography, electronics and telecommunications systems, such as DGT, Techlab2000 or Enigma Information Protection System. The very specific and unique CompCrypt system allows the company to establish complex data security measures, irrespective of the Base IT platform being used. Being a complete hardware solution, it protects and controls functionalities by physical components, not by software applications that can be deleted. CompCrypt solutions are used by Polish Public Administration Institutions, the Polish military and police, as well as the banking sector and telecommunication companies. CompCrypt allows these institutions to protect sensitive information that is of crucial importance for national, residential and commercial security.
The CompCrypt Cryptographic data protection system offered by COMP includes four series of devices: CompCrypt Delta, CompCrypt Alfa, CompCrypt Gamma and CompCrypt Ro. The Delta family includes secure certification and key devices for Public Key Infrastructure systems, secure server and client signature creation and encryption devices for PKI systems. Delta-2, a device from the CompCrypt Delta family, provides the functions of authentication and protection of confidentiality of transmitted massages. It is characterized by high speed processing and guarantees high resistance to unnoticeable penetration. Its quality has been confirmed by certificates issued by the Certification Unit of the Communication and Information Security Bureau of the Office of State Protection (Urzšd Ochrony Państwa).
The CompCrypt Alfa solution, whose devices meet the required confidentiality level, offers Integrated Services Digital Network communication. It allows for simultaneous transmission of voice, sound and image communications in public networks with all the advantages of digital transmission. It prevents unauthorized hearing, viewing or alteration.
A line of modern Gamma solutions ensures the security of data processed and stored in workstations and servers. The solution series differ in the strength of protective mechanisms. They protect both proprietary and confidential information. They are developed to protect against unauthorized computer start-up, unauthorized use of the computer and its resources, unauthorized modification or cancellation of permanent disc data. All data processed on the computer is saved and cannot be retrieved by any unauthorized person. Computer operations are not delayed, the encryption process is unnoticeable, does not require the users knowledge and engagement, and has no impact on the operational system performance. The CompCrypt Gamma solution takes over control of the computer when it is switched on, before the operational system is even loaded.
The CompCryp Ro system, a transmission encoder, protects information communicated between servers and workstation terminals. It ensures authentication and identification of the user and complete confidentiality of the information.
As seen, COMPs cryptographic devices allow people to carry over the confidence that is found in the physical world to the electronic world, allowing people to do business electronically without worries about deceit and deception. Every day, people interact electronically. Thus, the perpetual increase of information transmitted electronically has led to an increased reliance on cryptography. COMP realizes that cryptography is very important to the continued growth of the Internet and electronic commerce. It is widely used. Not only is it used over the Internet, but it is also used in telephones, televisions, and a variety of other common household items. Without cryptography, without COMP, hackers could get into e-mails, tap into cable companies and acquire free cable service, or break into a bank.
According to Paweł Luksic, in some cases cryptography allows people to have more confidence in electronic transactions than in real life transactions. Signing documents in real life still leaves people vulnerable to unexpected situations. Digital signatures used for authentication purposes facilitate verification of the integrity of digital messages and prevent a signature from being forged, reproduced or altered.
Technology evolves very quickly, and in todays competitive business environment, companies must safeguard their corporate data even as they share it with business partners. Consequently, the biggest IT challenges are centered on security and performance. Taking such a philosophy into consideration, COMP offers solutions to help meet the dual challenges presented by business needs and information security requirements. Being the developer and provider of the first cryptographic information protection solutions in Poland, the company offers confidence-building measures: secrecy of sensitive data, integrity and authenticity of data, the right to privacy, as well as protection against infringement from the authorities and the industry. Confidence building is also a primary aim of the Polish government, to make Poland a good place to base an electronic commerce service or business and minimize the security risks to organizations and individual citizens.
