Company:SSH Communications Security

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SSH Communications Security Oyj
TypeJulkinen osakeyhtiö
Nasdaq HelsinkiSSH1V
IndustryCybersecurity
Founded1995 (1995)
FounderTatu Ylönen
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewww.ssh.com

SSH Communications Security Oyj (Nasdaq HelsinkiSSH1V) is a cybersecurity company focusing on encryption and access control.

According to the company, their products "secure privileged access, management of credentials (SSH keys and server passwords), and data-in-transit".[1] They focus particularly on SSH key management. One of the products of the company is PrivX On-Demand Access Manager, aimed at securing machine-to-machine communication in large organizations replacing permanent access keys.[2]

Their customers include many major financial institutions,[3][4] retailers,[5][6] and technology companies.[7]

The company was founded in 1995 by Tatu Ylönen, who designed the first version of the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol and software[8], some parts of which are still today included in OpenSSH[9]. He continues to work for the company full-time. The current CEO is Kaisa Olkkonen.[10] The company has been listed on the Nasdaq Nordic since 2000.[11]

References

  1. "Products | SSH.COM" (in en). https://www.ssh.com/products/ssh-one/. 
  2. Waterman, Shaun (2017-08-02). "SSH inventor analyzes tools the CIA wrote to exploit his protocol". CyberScoop. https://www.cyberscoop.com/ssh-inventor-analyzes-tools-the-cia-wrote-to-exploit-his-protocol/. Retrieved 10 March 2018. 
  3. "SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY RECEIVES A MAJOR NEW ORDER FOR UNIVERSAL SSH KEY MANAGER™". Nasdaq Globenewswire. 2016-04-26. https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=708269&lang=en. 
  4. "SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY RECEIVES A SIGNIFICANT ORDER FOR UNIVERSAL SSH KEY MANAGER™ SERVICES FROM A MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION". Nasdaq Globenewswire. 2015-03-12. https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=649305&lang=en. 
  5. "SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY RECEIVES A MAJOR NEW ORDER FOR UNIVERSAL SSH KEY MANAGER™". Nasdaq Globenewswire. 2016-10-28. https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=733319&lang=en. 
  6. "Wal-Mart Selects SSH Tectia Solution to Secure Data-in-Transit". 2007-08-15. http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/wal-mart-selects-ssh-tectia-solution-to-secure-data-in-transit-155043265.html. 
  7. "SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY RECEIVES A SIGNIFICANT ORDER FOR UNIVERSAL SSH KEY MANAGER™ FROM A MAJOR GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY". Nasdaq Globenewswire. 2015-07-09. https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=667729&lang=en. 
  8. Tatu Ylönen. "The new skeleton key: changing the locks in your network environment". Archived from the original on 2017-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820162632/https://www.scmagazineuk.com/the-new-skeleton-key-changing-the-locks-in-your-network-environment/article/545848/. 
  9. "OpenSSH: Project History". https://www.openssh.com/history.html. 
  10. "SSH APPOINTS NEW CEO AND ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM". Nasdaq Globenewswire. 2016-12-30. https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=752326&lang=en. 
  11. "SSH1V, SSH Communications Security, (FI0009008270) - Nasdaq". http://www.nasdaqomxnordic.com/shares/microsite?Instrument=HEX24357&symbol=SSH1V&name=SSH%20Communications%20Security.