Secure Cross Domain Access and Transfer Accomplished with One Wire to the Desk
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Trusted Thin Client
- Trusted Gateway System
Tech Stack
- Microsoft Terminal Services
- Citrix technology
- IBM System x x86 servers
- Hewlett-Packard thin clients
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Energy Saving
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
- Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Industries
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
- Remote Collaboration
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
The Center for Army Analysis (CAA) located at Ft. Belvoir provides state-of-the-art analytical support to Headquarters, Department of the Army. As they conduct studies on important Army-related issues of strategic and operational concern for the Staff and major commands, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Combatant Commands, CAA is totally dependent on information management systems to perform critical analytical functions. CAA’s mission is to conduct analyses of Army forces and systems in the context of joint and combined warfighting, which include theater-level investigation in the areas of force structure, operational capabilities, resource analysis, readiness, sustainability, and logistical and personnel processes.
The Challenge
The Center for Army Analysis (CAA) was working with an infrastructure in which access to all Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Management (C4I) networks required each user to have four separate workstations and a Black Box KVM switch at their workspace. This resulted in duplication of hardware and massive power consumption. Another problem that CAA faced was a severe time degradation in moving classified information across multiple networks. This prevented the execution of critical Global War on Terror and warfighting analyses.
The Solution
CAA enlisted Forcepoint™ to implement the Trusted Thin Client® and Trusted Gateway System™ solutions to address their multilevel cross domain access and transfer needs. Trusted Thin Client provides simultaneous secure access to Microsoft® Windows® applications running at different sensitivity levels – all from a single desktop. Trusted Thin Client is a controlled interface that provides access to four networks within the CAA Headquarters. Utilizing two IBM® System x® x86 servers for the back end Distribution Consoles and Hewlett-Packard® thin clients at the desktop, the system is configured to use Microsoft Terminal Services and Citrix® technology for remote connectivity to the high- and low-side network servers. Trusted Gateway System was implemented to provide a real-time data source for authorized CAA analysts. Users are able to access Trusted Gateway System from within their Trusted Thin Client environment preventing the need for additional desktop hardware. Trusted Gateway System allows users to conduct multi-directional transfers of disparate data between their four networks in a timely manner, which provides users a secure way to share information. Trusted Gateway System also provides a strong barrier to prevent attacks (e.g., penetration attempts) from lower-level networks.
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