To boost security, reliability and overall efficiency of the Australian Federal Police, Verizon has announced that it has been selected by the agency for providing a managed gateway service.
As per the deal, Verizon will supply the AFP and its client agencies such as the Australian Crime Commission, the CRIMTRAC Agency, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre and the Commonwealth Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, with a dual Internet gateway service. It will provide intrusion detection and firewall management, anti-spam and antivirus management, VPN management and DOS Protection with IPv6-capable bandwidth. With management fully outsourced to Verizon, Verizon will also staff a local contact centre that will provide 24/7support.
Rudi Lammers, Chief Information Officer & Assistant Commissioner, AFP, said, The AFP congratulates Verizon on winning the tender and looks forward to a professional and constructive partnership with Verizon. In 2011, Verizon signed a five-year agreement worth more than AU$50 million ($46 million) with the Australian Department of Defence for a fully managed, dual Internet gateway solution and professional services support.
The three-year, AU$15 million ($14 million) agreement is in line with the Australian federal government’s gateway reduction program led by the Department of Finance.
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