Timeline
January 2010 - Re:SRC, Inc. is renamed to Masking Networks, Inc. and John Nelson is selected as President and CEO.
December 2009 - finalisation of specifications for MS200 to meet customer requirements.
September 2009 – completion of subcontract for further assessment with SPAWAR, Charleston of Masking Shunt and distributed mesh switching.
November 2008 - SPAWAR network integration evaluation Report confirms that:
- “In masking mode, the presence of Masking Shunt in the network does not degrade overall security or operation.”
- “In masking mode, Masking Shunt does not affect operation of higher level protocols/applications, e.g., email, Web browsers.”, and
- “Masking Shunt does not appear to interfere with bridging and routing protocols or encryption devices used when increasing network scale.”
March 2008 – SPAWAR, Charleston, SC purchases ten MS100SC Masking Shunts.
December 2007 – ReSRC receives further Congressional funding for Masking Shunt of US$1.3 million for assessment by SPAWAR, Charleston of deployment capability in the main Navy Network Operating Centers.
“The committee recommends an increase of $2.0 million in PE 63750D8Z for the continued development of masking shunt cybersecurity techniques and technologies to increase the security of military networks and information systems against enemy information operations. The Joint Chiefs of Staff's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration Joint Management Office recommended further development and procurement of this technology after successful demonstration.”
June 2007 – the Senate Appropriations Committee recommendations are released:
September 2006 – JFCOM, JNTC purchases ten MS100SC Masking Shunts.
February 2006 - Masking Shunt is referred by OSD for further deployment evaluation.
January 2006 - the 2005 CWID Report confirms the Masking Shunt as a Top Ten Performer.
Among the CWID SEIWG recommendations:
- “Effectively obscuring the MAC address to forestall network intruders from detecting and monitoring firewall activity, Masking Shunt demonstrated the ability to become a formidable security tool in combating network intruders.
- Any decision to purchase and deploy Masking Shunt should be based on a site security risk analysis, review of intruder threats, and a determination of the best means and tools for defending against attempted network intrusions.
- Masking Shunt was found to provide an invaluable service to network security personnel by effectively hiding the MAC source address of firewalls and the network behind the firewall.
- Its capability to make network devices invisible to intruders is invaluable in mitigating potential attacks to DoD, DHS, and coalition networks.
- In combination with other intrusion detection systems, Masking Shunt provides an additional level of network security. Recommend presenting the tool to services and COCOMs for procurement.
December 2005 –the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 records a Congressional line item for $1,000,000 for Masking Shunt evaluation and training at JFCOM Joint National Training Center (JNTC), Advanced Training Technology.
November 2004 to June 2005 – preparation and demonstration at CWID 2005, specifically at Dahlgren, Va and SPAWAR, San Diego.
August 2004 - presented MS100SC to OSD at the Pentagon. Masking Shunt referred to CWID 2005 for validation.
March 2004 – DCTF, Slidell purchases a Cascade (3 MS100SCs) and training for staff certification as Masking Shunt engineers.
March 2004 - presented MS100SC to NSA, Baltimore.
January/March 2004 - presented MS100SC to DHS, Cyber Security Division and Carnegie Melon.
November 2003 – obtained DCTF final approval.
July 2003 – presented MS100SC to Technology Insertion Panel at DISA, Alexandria.
January to November 2003 - Completed initial prototype development; completed IV&V testing; created several Beta models that were tested at DISA’s Continuity and Test Facility (DCTF), Slidell, La, obtained FCC class B certification, obtained UL certification.