Splunk Completes Common Criteria Level EAL-2+ Evaluation

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Splunk, the leading provider of operational intelligence software, today announced it has completed Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level EAL-2+ certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS).

Common Criteria is an internationally recognized security certification required by the U.S. and certain other governments worldwide for departments and agencies seeking to procure commercial products. Splunk's software completed evaluation at EAL-2+ level of the Common Criteria scheme, as defined by ISO/IEC 15408-2 and ISO/IEC 15408-3, which address product functionality, development environment, documentation, and product testing measures.

"Splunk is committed to supporting government agencies' unique challenges by delivering real-time visibility and insight from any type of IT data," said Tony Ayaz, vice president of Splunk Federal.  "This level of certification further demonstrates Splunk's rigorous efforts to achieve the highest security standards as Splunk is leveraged across datacenters globally."

The evaluation was performed by Booz Allen Hamilton's Common Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL). Booz Allen is one of only nine Common Criteria Testing Laboratories approved under the National Information Assurance Partnership that meet U.S. Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme requirements. Booz Allen has a long history in providing both strategic consulting and evaluation services in common criteria and trust technology, as well as the spectrum of cyber security threats and defenses.

For more information on how Splunk works with the U.S. Federal Government, please visit our web page.

About Common Criteria

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA) established the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) to evaluate IT product conformance to the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, an international standard. The program, officially known as the NIAP Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS) is a partnership between the public and private sectors to help organizations select commercial off-the-shelf information technology (IT) products that meet their security requirements and to help manufacturers of those products gain acceptance in the global marketplace. Twenty-six countries now recognize the Common Criteria as the official third-party evaluation criteria for IT security procedures.

About Splunk

Splunk is the leading provider of operational intelligence software used to monitor, report and analyze real-time machine data as well as terabytes of historical data – located on-premise or in the cloud. Almost half of the Fortune 100 and more than 2,300 enterprises, service providers and government organizations in 74 countries use Splunk to improve service levels, reduce IT operations costs, mitigate security risks, and drive new insights for IT and the business.

For a new approach to IT, visit http://www.splunk.com, or visit http://www.splunk.com/download to download a free copy.

About Booz Allen

Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of strategy and technology consulting for 97 years. Providing a broad range of services in strategy, operations, organization and change, information technology, systems engineering, and program management, Booz Allen is committed to delivering results that endure. Booz Allen Hamilton is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, employs more than 25,000 people, and had revenue of $5.45 billion for the 12 months ended December 31, 2010. Booz Allen's Common Criteria Testing Laboratory is a leading provider in product evaluations and an industry expert in developing Protection Profiles.

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