Government and Defense
Government security agencies, defense departments, financial institutions and other sensitive sites world-wide are vulnerable to online cyber attacks targeted at exfiltrating sensitive data. Since all software has vulnerabilities, protecting an organization’s most sensitive information with only software and firewalls is not sufficient from a national security standpoint. Software and firewalls can be exploited by malicious and sophisticated adversaries seeking to gain access to sensitive data stored in high-security networks.
With Waterfall you get
Safe Cross-Domain Integration
Secure one-way transmission with certified assurance of protection from information leaks.
Complete control over file and email sources and destinations
Safe, real-time delivery of information into high security networks from lower security and Internet sources.
Elimination of remote cyberattacks and malware propagation
Detect and eliminate known and unknown threats in files, emails and uploads moving into high-security networks.
Use cases
Secure Uploads
Waterfall Unidirectional Gateways with optional partner content deconstruction / reconstruction (CDR) systems enable safe HTTP uploads into critical networks, without allowing malicious attacks to reach high security servers, and without permitting any information leakage from the high security network back into lower security networks. Uploadde files are scanned for malware and vulnerabilities. Waterfall’s HTTP Request connector then enable the safe, unidirectional transfer of uploaded information into the high-security network.
Secure File Transfer
Waterfall Unidirectional Gateways enable secure data transfer and safe device access between low security and high security networks. Waterfall’s Unidirectional Gateways with their wide range of file transfer connectors then enable enterprises to safely transfer scanned files to a high security network.
All Waterfall File Transfer connectors are most often configured as file transfer clients, pulling files from the low security network and securely transferring those files to devices on high security networks.
Secure Email
Waterfall Unidirectional Gateways with the Waterfall for SMTP connector enable high security networks to receive email from less secure networks and from the Internet, without risk of data leakage or malware infiltration, thus protecting classified information.
The Waterfall for SMTP connector provides safe, unidirectional email delivery of sanitized emails between from low to high security networks, while providing complete control over email sources and destinations. Waterfall Unidirectional Gateway hardware prevents any data exfiltration or leakage from the high security network back to the low security sources.
How it works
Connect
A high security/classified network with a less secure network
Protect
Against data exfiltration & malware propagation with hardware enforced technology
Replicate
Information from a less secure network safely to the high-side
Related resources
OT Cybersecurity: Can the Government Save Us?
Cybersecurity for Government Networks
