APAGA TECHNOLOGIES RECOMMEND SSL PROTOCOLS USE

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2010 11:47 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Private companies and governmental structures in
Armenia have urgent security issues to be resolved, according to
Apaga Technologies marketing manager Hayk Asryants.

As he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, failure to use SSL certificates
increases vulnerability of data transferred via internet.

"Risks become even more perceptible with foreign transactions. While
the user makes online purchases, sends or receives a report,
information can be easily intercepted on the route from provider to
server. Information security is an urgent issue for state structures,
who do not code their websites. Part of internet traffic goes
through Turkey and Georgia, increasing vulnerability of official
correspondence," he noted.

To resolve the issue, Apaga Technologies recommends use of VeriSign
SSL certificates, which already benefited 96 major banks worldwide.

"Last year, a bank in Armenia lost USD 150 000 because of insecure
data transfer," he noted, emphasizing: "The need to focus on security
and risk management is gaining momentum in Armenia."

Currently, a number of Armenian banks, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs as well as VivaCell-MTS and Orange Armenia mobile operators
use cryptographic protocols.