Third Brigade, announced that its software solution, Third Brigade® Deep Security, has achieved Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 3 augmented (EAL 3+) certification. The first host intrusion prevention system (HIPS) to achieve the augmented level EAL 3+ is Third Brigade Deep Security, and it has achieved certification across more platforms than any other host-based intrusion prevention product.

Common Criteria is an internationally-accepted and standards-based criterion for IT security evaluation. The criterion, recognized in 25 countries, was developed through the efforts of security experts in the following countries: Australia, Germany, France, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. Third Brigade chose to have Third Brigade Deep Security evaluated against the known and validated protection profile for intrusion detection systems created by the National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States.

The evaluation of Third Brigades Common Criteria was conducted by DOMUS IT Security Laboratory. It tooked 15 months for the comprehensive and extensive nature of the due-diligence criterion selected by Third Brigade to achieve certification and required a high level of commitment and professionalism to be applied by all participants.

Including intrusion detection and prevention, firewall, and application firewall capabilities, Third Brigade Deep Security is an advanced, host-based intrusion defense system that brings proven network security approaches down to individual computers, virtual machines and devices. It has been architected for enterprises that recognize the need to further enhance their security posture to protect mission critical IT assets from known and zero-day attacks. For the widest range of platforms used to run mission critical applications and store sensitive data, Third Brigade Deep Security provides targeted, host-based protection.