Invicta Networks
Encyclopedia
Invicta Networks is a computer security
company founded by Victor Sheymov
, a former KGB
officer who was exfiltrated from Moscow and brought to the United States
in 1980. The company's products use a technology that shifts IP address
es, which, the company claims, makes them "impossible to hack
".
The company's technology was mentioned in the film Breach (film)
.
Computer security
Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...
company founded by Victor Sheymov
Victor Sheymov
Victor Sheymov is a computer security expert, Russian expert, author, scientist, inventor and patent holder of computer security innovations. As a former intelligence official with the rank of major in the Soviet KGB and a defector to the United States in 1980, he was a major contributor to the...
, a former KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
officer who was exfiltrated from Moscow and brought to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1980. The company's products use a technology that shifts IP address
IP address
An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
es, which, the company claims, makes them "impossible to hack
Hacker (computer security)
In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...
".
The company's technology was mentioned in the film Breach (film)
Breach (film)
Breach is a 2007 American historical drama directed by Billy Ray. The screenplay by Ray, Adam Mazer, and William Rotko is based on the true story of Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for more than two decades, and Eric O'Neill, who worked as his...
.