Validian Could Prevent Recent Onslaught of Cyber Attacks

These Cyber Attacks included hackers penetrating a major security company's network and stealing the stored keys for a widely deployed end user access authentication solution used by major corporations and governments,. The hackers used the stolen, stored keys to gain entry to the networks of a number of large defense contractors and other organizations to steal confidential digital information.

For all solutions and technologies other than Validian, symmetrical keys used for authentication or encryption are stored, including for End-User Authentication and Digital Rights Management products. Hackers know where these keys are stored and have proven to be successful for years in penetrating networks and stealing these keys, which at the time enables them to bypass related end user authentication systems or to decrypt encrypted digital information. This problem was addressed by Steve Jobs in February 2007 in his open letter entitled "Thoughts On Music" wherein he lamented that no one has ever implemented a system where these keys, or "secrets" are not stored, because stored keys are easy to steal.

Validian is the only research with dynamic symmetrical key exchanges, which are always changing with each communication or session or for a specified period of time as selected by the system administrator. In fixed and final form, it is virtually impossible for a hacker to steal a key, and even in the unlikely case that a hacker does steal a key, that key is useless because it has changed already. Every time the key changes, it is automatically distributed to each respective endpoint. There is no longer a need to recode, re-download or re-install anymore and the security model is very strong.

Furthermore, Validian's research is software only, so it is very scalable and easily distributable and installable for both existing and new networks, unlike chip-based and hardware-based solutions.

The case of some of the recent Cyber Attacks

In the case of some of the recent Cyber Attacks, with Validian the hackers either would not have been able to steal any key, or the keys stolen would be useless and not re-usable and in fixed and final form could not have been used to penetrate customer networks.

Validian Corporation, research provides secure access, transfer and storage of digital information on wired, wireless or mobile networks over the Internet.  Validian research enables secure Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Distributed Computing and Web Portal Access for desktop & laptop computers, servers and SmartPhones.

The Company provides solutions that can be customized to the client's business process to ensure end-to-end authenticity, integrity and custody of high value digital assets. Validian is a U.S. public company with offices in the U.S. and Canada.