U.S. Defense Internet security policy expands market requirement for Kasten Chase's RASP Secure Access.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 March 2000-KASTEN CHASE: U.S. Defense Internet security policy expands market requirement for Kasten Chase's RASP Secure Access (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15032000 TORONTO, CANADA -- The U.S. Department of Defense has recently implemented policies and procedures to increase the security posture of its intranets.

An internal memorandum from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense highlighted concerns related to the increasing number of network intrusion attempts by hackers. Of particular concern were the multitude of interconnections between numerous DoD networks and the Internet. The memorandum establishes a new DoD policy that authorizes Internet access only via the DoD's IP network for Sensitive but...