New Mexico State Police Deploys FIPS 140-2 Certified Columbitech Mobile VPN on Laptops

The New Mexico State Police recently selected the FIPS 140-2 certified Columbitech Mobile VPN on laptops used in more than 500 police cars across the state.

Designed to handle high-latency satellite networks, the Columbitech Mobile VPN improves officer safety by providing secure, uninterrupted access to mission-critical applications such as vehicle registration and warrant databases, and connects officers on the move via 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi and satellite.

“It is absolutely mission-critical that our officers can access information from their laptops at any time to find out who they are dealing with before they approach somebody in a car,” Darrell Graham, IT systems manager of the New Mexico State Police, said in a press release. “Columbitech’s mobile VPN ensures that officers always have access to information such as vehicle registrations, warrants and FBI databases so they can call for backup and avoid dangerous situations.”

Columbitech Mobile VPN, a software-based VPN, built on the TLS protocol, uses advanced data compression and provides up to 100 percent faster throughput with significant impact on performance and costs for satellite communication. It creates a persistent network connection, which helps officers in the field to continue to work as usual even if the computer roams or temporarily loses the connection.

The state of New Mexico uses Columbitech VPN’s capability to filter data traffic to restrict which applications can be accessed over satellite and allows access only to officer-safety apps.

“Columbitech’s unique combination of FIPS 140-2 certification and mobility features, including session persistence and advanced data compression, makes our mobile VPN ideal for any public safety agency looking to provide mobile workers secure and persistent access – independent of network availability,” said Tobias Englund, president of Columbitech.

Related news reports Columbitech recently released Mobile VPN Client for Android (News - Alert) 4.0. The Columbitech Mobile VPN is the first complete mobile VPN solution for the Android platform and is available for free download from Android Market.