SCOTTSVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Castle Shield Holdings, LLC., a leader in Zero Trust and cybersecurity solutions, today announced that its Aeolus VPN solution now supports additional post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Last year, prior to the conclusion of the third round of the NIST PQC Standardization, we announced the successful integration of the Saber algorithm into Aeolus VPN. Reference our October 11, 2021, press release.
NIST has now selected two primary PQC algorithms for most use cases: CRYSTALS-KYBER and CRYSTALS-Dilithium. In addition, the signature schemes FALCON and SPHINCS+ were standardized as well. Kyber and Dilithium were both selected for their strong security and excellent performance, and NIST expects them to work well in most applications. Therefore, we have integrated Kyber (i.e., Kyber1024) and Dilithium (i.e., Dilithium5) algorithms into Aeolus VPN as well.
Aeolus VPN protects data between two or more network points. It offers a streamlined approach to privacy which results in more stability and lower latency that is a perfect addition to enterprise data-in-motion security for both classic and post-quantum computing environments. Aeolus VPN offers point-to-point asymmetric PQC and symmetric encryption for UDP and TCP on Windows, Linux and macOS platforms.
“At Castle Shield, we are encryption agnostic. As NIST selects new PQC standards, we will add them to our suite of solutions that further demonstrates the cryptographic agility of our products. Our primary focus is to seamlessly integrate the best encryption algorithms available with our solutions to protect our customer’s data for today and tomorrow,” said Dr. Milton Mattox, Chief Technology Officer at Castle Shield, Holdings, LLC.
Aeolus VPN with PQC continues to be available today for testing, proofs of concept, and production installations.
About Castle Shield Holdings, LLC
Founded in 2019, Castle Shield offers a complete range of enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions that protects enterprises and consumers against all internal and external cyber threats. Our quantum-resistant solutions (Fides) stand strong as the last line of defense for enterprise and consumer data in the emerging quantum computing threat landscape. Legion, our Security Information Event Management or (SIEM) product portfolio and Fides work together to strengthen your overall data security. We monitor and address threat vectors through our scalable, multi-tenant SIEM platform, protecting enterprise systems and data in an efficient, cost-effective manner. In addition, we utilize an advanced compliance platform (Senate) and expert analysis with an in-depth understanding of dynamic compliance standards and industry best practices to highlight cyber risk factors. Our Senate system provides comprehensive ratings for third party vendors based on technical risk scores, compliance, and financial impact in the event of a breach. Our 360° proactive security solutions are what sets Castle Shield apart independent of your IT backbone whether cloud, hybrid or premise based. For further information, please go to www.castle-shield.com
