The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has begun using the General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems Trusted Network Environment (TNE) version 11-S cyber-defense software to share classified information, the company said on Nov. 12.
The TNE software allows CENTCOM to share information at the Secret-level among U.S. military organizations and authorized NATO and coalition military partners.
The multi-level security software allows collaboration among organizations but also guarantees that higher levels of classified information moving through the same network remain separate and secure from lower security level information, the company explained. Access to classified data is based on a user’s security credentials and access privileges.
GD uses data-labeling technology to separate classified data so users can only see what their individual security profiles allow.
“This is a powerful new capability for the U.S. military and its international military partners working joint operations like those currently taking place in many of the world’s hot-spots,” Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, said in a statement. “With TNE these organizations can share intelligence information and respond in real-time, a capability they’ve never had before.”
TNE version 11-S is approved by the National Security Agency. It contains content inspection technology that validates the information moving through U.S. military and coalition partner networks “is free of malware and other cyber threats down to the very smallest elements within a network transmission,” GD specified.
TNE version 11-S was also certified by the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Security Accreditation Working Group (DSAWG) for Secret and below Interoperability (SABI) classification.