FIPS 140, CSfC, Common Criteria, UC APL

Updates From Around the Globe

Over the past two months Corsec has traveled from Seoul, Korea to Ontario, Canada in order to attend security certification events such as the Common Criteria Users Forum (CCUF), and the International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC). The discussions …

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NIST

Recent NIST Releases

NIST Releases “Best Practices Guide for Personal Identity Verification (PIV)-enabled Privileged Access” In response to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan, NIST has released their best practices guide for Personal Identity Verification …

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Cyber-Defense

Cybersecurity Innovation Forum

Corsec recently attended the Cybersecurity Innovation Summit at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.  This event created a platform for discussions on the recent advancements in cybersecurity and the evolving challenges security experts face. Among those attending, were members of …

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CMUF-Common-Criteria

CCUF Management Board Election Results

The Common Criteria Users Forum (CCUF), which serves as a voice amongst the Common Criteria community recently held elections for its management board. Corsec’s Matt Keller, who has served as the Vice Chair for the past 4 …

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Corsec - FIPS 140-2

Vocera Completes FIPS Validation

Corsec would like to thank and congratulate our partner Vocera Communications on completing the Federal Information Processing Standard for their Vocera Cryptographic Module v3.0 (#0894).  This module has now completed and finalized all the necessary requirements for …

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ICMC-16

Corsec’s Matt Keller Attending 2016 ICMC

Next month in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, hundreds of global leaders in the commercial encryption community will gather at the fourth annual International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC). Corsec’s Matt Keller, who also serves as CMUF Management …

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DISA

DISA Focuses On Mobile Security

In November of 2015, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announced it was taking steps to make cloud and mobile enabled networks a priority in 2016. It looks like that vision has actually started to take …

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Common Criteria

HPE Completes Common Criteria on iLO 4

Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, HP Enterprise on successfully completing the Common Criteria certification process for the HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) 4 v2.11 component. The certification was completed at an Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 2+ and …

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Cloud-Computing

DISA Updates Cloud Computing Security

Last week, the Department of Defense (DOD) released an update to the Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (CC SRG) through the Chief Information Office and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). This update provides guidance …

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Corsec - FIPS 140-2

Sonus Completes FIPS 140-2 Validation

Corsec would like to thank and congratulate our partner Sonus Networks Inc., on completing the FIPS 140-2 validation process for the Session Border Controller (SBC) 7000.  After a year of hard work, the Sonus SBC 7000’s achieved …

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Cyber-Defense

Pentagon Increases Spending On Cyber Defense

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that the Pentagon would be spending an additional $900 million in 2017 to enhance cyber defense measures. This comes after last years hack of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), resulting …

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