HELSINKI and WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SSH Communications Security, known the world over as the inventor of the SSH protocol, today announced that its Information Assurance Platform has been named a finalist in the Annual 2012 Golden Bridge Awards.

The Golden Bridge Awards' selection of the SSH Information Assurance Platform as a Finalist highlights the need for centralized SSH key management within the enterprise.  The two component modules of the Information Assurance Platform – the Universal SSH Key Manager module and the CryptoAuditor module – integrate smoothly into existing enterprise security solutions, providing deeper audit and forensics capabilities for encrypted traffic.

"We are pleased to have our commitment to SSH-based enterprise security recognized by the Golden Bridge Awards," said Matthew McKenna, vice president of sales and marketing of SSH Communications Security.  "Our sophisticated key management capabilities – including group-based access controls and automatic key discovery, deployment and removal – deliver significant ROI to organizations of all sizes, and we are honored to have our technology internationally acknowledged for its excellence."

The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program honors the world's best in products and services from every major industry in the world. Winners will be honored in San Francisco on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 during the 4th annual awards dinner and presentation.

About SSH Communications Security
Founded in 1995, SSH Communications is the company that invented the SSH protocol - the gold standard protocol for data-in-transit security solutions. Today, over 3,000 customers across the globe, including 7 of the Fortune 10, trust our Information Assurance Platform to secure the path to their information assets. We enable and enhance business for thousands of customers in multiple industries in the private and public sectors around the world. We operate in the Americas, Europe and APAC regions, with headquarters located in Helsinki, Finland. The company shares (TEC1V) are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. For more information on SSH Communications Security please visit http://www.ssh.com

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