CSC Expands Cyber Security Capabilities With New Cryptographic Testing Offering

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Mon Oct 5, 2009 8:31am EDT

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that
its U.S.-based Security Testing and Certification Laboratory has been
accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to offer and
perform Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) conformance testing.
The lab is accredited to the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005
"Cryptographic and Security Testing." This new offering enables customers to
undergo two separate evaluations, Common Criteria and CMVP, in one location at
the same time.  


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Cryptography is the conversion of data into a secret code to provide data
security; however weak algorithms and poorly designed modules can compromise
product security and put information at risk. CMVP conformance testing is used
to confirm that the cryptographic modules, and its underlying algorithms, are
functioning as they are supposed to against an established family of
standards. Once modules have been validated in accordance with Federal
Information Processing Standards security requirements, they can be accepted
by federal agencies in both the United States and Canada for the protection of
sensitive information. 


"This prestigious and highly sought after testing accreditation adds to CSC's
robust global security capabilities and will benefit our clients across
commercial, international and public sector markets," said Aaron Fuller,
president of CSC's North American Public Sector Enforcement, Security and
Intelligence Group. "We are now among the few accredited companies with the
ability to offer and perform this crucial service."  


CSC's cyber expertise extends across the defense and intelligence agencies and
commercial enterprises in banking, healthcare, manufacturing,
telecommunications and energy. CSC protects the networks of some of the
world's major global corporations.


For more information about CSC's cyber solutions, visit www.csc.com/security.


About CSC
CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services
through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions and
Services, the Managed Services Sector and the North American Public Sector.
CSC's advanced capabilities include systems design and integration,
information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software
development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management
consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 92,000
employees and reported revenue of $16.2 billion for the 12 months ended July
3, 2009. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.







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Media Relations, Corporate, +1-310-615-1693, jherin@csc.com, both of CSC
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