TÜV SÜD Product Service Appointed by CESG to Support National Security Certification Scheme

FAREHAM, England, November 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

TÜV SÜD Product Service has been appointed by CESG, the UK's National Technical Authority for Information Assurance, as a TEMPEST Test Facility under the CESG Formal TEMPEST Certification Scheme (CFTCS).

TÜV SÜD Product Service has been evaluated according to the criteria of the CFTCS and has met the standard to be accredited to evaluate and certify products on behalf of CESG. The CFTCS ensures that compromising emanations from Information & Communications Technology (ICT) equipment are within the limits defined in NATO standards.

As well as submitting products for testing by TÜV SÜD, manufacturers will have to undergo regular TEMPEST production audits to achieve and maintain certification. Previously, CESG was the only UK organisation able to certify products. Now that TÜV SÜD is one of three accredited testing facilities in the UK authorised to issue TEMPEST Certificates, the certification process is faster and more agile.

"Jean-Louis Evans, Managing Director of TÜV SÜD Product Service, said: "Our appointment as a TEMPEST Certification Test Facility is testament to TÜV SÜD's pedigree in TEMPEST and EMC conformance testing. The combination of our impartiality, familiarity with an extensive range of ICT products, experience of working with many governments and NATO, as well as our international presence makes our expansion into the TEMPEST certification domain a simple transition."

About  TEMPEST

The new TEMPEST certification scheme seeks to achieve assurance based on compliance at every stage of a product's life, from its initial design onwards. It supports the Government's UK Cyber Strategy, ensuring that TEMPEST services comply with the updated NATO SDIP-55 standard and is compatible with the EU's IASG4-04 standard.

About TÜV SÜD Product Service  http://www.tuv-sud.co.uk

TÜV SÜD Product Service is one of the world's leading experts in product testing and certification, with 150,000 product certificates in circulation globally. TÜV SÜD Product Service analyses over 20,000 products each year in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, ensuring that products are safe, reliable and compliant and minimising liability risks for manufacturers, importers and retailers.

TÜV SÜD Product Service's sister company, TÜV SÜD BABT, is the world's leading radio and telecommunications certification body, and is a Notified Body under the European Union's Marine Equipment and R&TTE Directives. http://www.babt.com