SSC is currently consolidating and modernising the Government’s data centres, replacing 485 data centres with seven modern, secure and reliable centres. The agency is employing Wedge Networks to upgrade data centre security and protect the Government’s critical information systems being shared across diverse departmental networks.
Announcing the contract, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Diane Finley, said, “Cybersecurity is critically important in this online age and so we are excited about WedgeOS.” The software platform conducts a full inspection of content within internet traffic in real time, she explained. It will inspect both inbound and outbound content for malicious activity and make sure advanced threats are detected and contained.
In the future, the WedgeOS platform will also secure information being shared between Canada and other countries.
This contract was awarded under the Build in Canada Innovation Programme which connects federal departments and agencies that have a need for innovative products and services with Canadian companies.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Medha Basu
Quelle/Source: futureGov, 19.03.2014
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