Tripod Technology Group, Inc. announces PKI Services Division
August 21, 2006
Moorestown, NJ - August 21, 2006
Underscoring the necessity for Information Assurance within distributed and federated networks, Tripod Technology Group, Inc. (TTG) announced today a comprehensive initiative to provide PKI services as the logical extension and enhancement to its existing and well established single-sign on and identity management offerings.
To lead this initiative, TTG has hired James Chappell and Garick Hamlin to assume the responsibilities of broadening TTG's PKI services offerings.
Biographies:
James Chappell has over 7 years in the Information Assurance field and he has played a large role in the ongoing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) wide effort to develop and deploy a comprehensive interagency and international Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) system for strong electronic authentication encompassing physical access, logical access, and compliance with presidential directive Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD12). Mr. Chappell graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with a concentration in Computer Science from Rowan University.
Garick Hamlin has over 6 years in the Information Assurance field. Prior to joining TTG, Mr. Hamlin while at L3 Communications, completed a highly success first phase of the FAA Logical Access Control Pilot. The successful pilot, expanded on the previous logical access pilot, this new effort examined directory integration, PKI interoperability with the Federal Bridge, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) compliance, security, and physical access. This includes an ongoing effort to test and develop the Department of Transportation (DOT) smartcard, the DOT certificate profiles, the DOT certificate policy, DOT certificate practice statement, and the DOT PKI repository. Mr. Hamlin graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.
Tripod Technology Group, Inc. now provides certified subject matter expertise in a vast array of essential information security technologies spanning the spectrum of cryptographic primitives and algorithms to PKI. Tripod Technology Group designs, implements, and assesses network architecture security, which includes installation and configuration of network firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, single sign-on distributed systems, security-hardened operating systems, and application security to provide a comprehensive defense-in-depth solution.
Tripod Technology Group's, Inc. provides services in the following information security areas:
- Architecture Security Design
- Perimeter Defense Technologies (including firewalls, routers, intrusion detection/penetration systems, etc)
- System Security Configuration and Installation (i.e. Security Hardening)
- Multifactor Authentication Technologies (including biometrics and smartcards)
- Public Key Infrastructures
- Single Sign-On/Single Sign-Off
- Certificate Policies and Certificate Practice Statements
- LDAP/X.500 Directory Installation and Configuration
- Certification and Accreditation Processes (including Vulnerability Analysis, Risk Assessment, Mitigation Plans, Penetration Testing, etc)
- Security Integration with Existing Applications
- Custom Application Security Development and Integration
- Rapid Prototyping
- Development of Cryptographic APIs and Libraries
- Training and Support
TTG has experience working with governments in the areas of the security Certification and Accreditation of mission critical information systems, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors), as well as distributed Identity and Access Management.
About Tripod Technology Group, Inc.
Tripod Technology Group, Inc. is a worldwide provider of IT security services and products based in Moorestown, New Jersey with additional offices in Norway and Denmark. Tripod Technology Group specializes in the technologies used between organizations to enable secure, open and robust business cooperation. Please contact TTG with any questions concerning our line of services and software offerings.