Security solution from Sectra approved by NATO
Officials who handle sensitive NATO information can now use Sectra’s voice crypto, Sectra Panthon, to protect their telephone calls from eavesdropping, following NATO’s approval of the voice crypto for communication at the security level Restricted[1]. Earlier this year, Sectra Panthon was approved by the Dutch National Agency for Communication Security at the same level.
“Approval from NATO is an additional stamp of quality for Sectra Panthon. The Sectra Panthon voice crypto is being welcomed by officials who require security-approved products but who also want the advantages of a modern mobile telephone,” says Michael Bertilsson, President of Sectra Communications.
With Sectra Panthon, making an encrypted telephone call is as easy as making a regular telephone call. The hardware-based security solution comes in the form of a smartcard that is installed in the mobile phone. Sectra Panthon’s unique solution for mobile IP telephony functions equally well in 2G, 2.5G and 3G networks. This future-proof solution enables secure voice communications essentially everywhere.
Sectra’s close collaboration with customers and national security authorities has led to the company’s products for secure telephony currently being utilized by government authorities and defense customers in 17 European countries, within the EU and NATO.
Visit Sectra at the NATO Information Assurance Symposium (NIAS) in Mons, Belgium, September 20-22, 2011.
[1] Government authorities and defense agencies use four levels to define the treatment of sensitive information; Top Secret, Secret, Confidential and Restricted. The levels correspond to the amount of damage the information could cause if an unauthorized party were to gain access to it.
For further information, please contact
Michael Bertilsson, President Sectra Communications AB, AB, + 46 (0)708-23 52 25
Jan-Olof Brüer, CEO and President Sectra AB, + 46 (0)13-23 52 09
About Sectra
Sectra develops and sells products for secure voice and data communications. The company’s customers are primarily government authorities and defense departments in the EU and NATO with strict demands on communications security. Sectra has strong core expertise in encryption and is one of the world’s leading companies in the design and development of secure communications systems.
Sectra was founded in 1978. The Group’s operations include products and services in the niche segments of secure communication systems and medical systems. Sectra has offices in twelve countries and operates through partners worldwide. The head office is located in Linköping, Sweden, and the company has its roots in Linköping University. Sales in the 2010/2011 fiscal year totaled SEK 784 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the
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