IT Security and PKI

Most companies today have automated their business processes to a significant extent and for many the value of their IT assets actually exceeds that of their property, cash or other assets. At the same, there are an increasing number of risks hidden in the complex IT systems used for business processes and information processing. These risks range from information theft or hacking to operational errors or even sabotage. If any of these risks become a reality, then the consequences can be disastrous: significant financial loss may prove to be the "least worst" case scenario, since a loss of reputation or even bankruptcy could be the end result.

In the field of freight transport, IT problems can create serious obstacles to service provision: perishable consignments can spoil, production plants can be brought to a standstill and the kind of bottlenecks can arise which affect the general public. In the field of public transport, these kinds of problems can even cause accidents or acute transport chaos.

This is precisely why MÁV INFORMATIKA Kft., as a well-respected provider of solutions for both logistic and public transport systems, has been focussing for some years now on effective and complex solutions for IT security. We make every effort to completely exclude these kinds of risks to the greatest possible extent, by making security a priority from the system design stage onwards, as well as during development and testing. We have compiled a broad service portfolio for IT risk management, so that we can be sure that there will not be a single weak link in the service chain. Our services include convention and network security solutions, such as virus protection and firewalls, warning systems against hackers and regulating and filtering the flow of traffic (see Outsourcing and Network Services). In terms of running systems, we have an array of services which guarantee security: we provide back-up and archiving systems, we implement and run high availability cluster services (including the duplication of network connections, feed and other system components), we set up complex solutions to ensure uninterrupted power supply, as well as providing fast and trouble-shooting and central helpdesk support.

However, our approach to IT has a broad scope: one of the pillars of this approach is our PKI (public key infrastructure) based services, such as authentication and timestamp services (our company has been registered and accredited by the Hungarian National Communications Authority in both these areas). This is also closely connected to integrating secure chip cards and digital signature software. In relation to this, it is worthwhile mentioning the issue of cipher certificates and our VPN services. In the field of IT security, we are at our clients' disposal for consultancy, training, systems integration, security audits and drawing up standards. We also provide centralised identification and authorisation management, as well as strong identification and authentication for information security. For effective management of these security services, we use an IT security system which is based on MSZ ISO/IEC 17799:2006. Our IT professionals have outstanding knowledge, qualifications and certification in the field of IT management.

Contact Person

Gábor Katus