FED Roundup – October 2017
DISA’s October News Renewed efforts to secure, operate, and defend cyber operations for users across the Department of Defense (DOD) milCloud 2.0 is set to reduce hosting costs by up to 70% NIST’s October News ...
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Winning Strategies for FED
For many companies, navigating the requirements for FED can be daunting – what should they look out for, what can they expect in the field, and what comes first? One of our clients shared the following standard …
FED Roundup – September 2017
DISA’s September News DISA receives clean audit hired by the Office of the Inspector General DISA cuts rates by 50% for the DoD Mobility Program Air Force Col John T. Caranta III assumes command of …
IoT Security Facing Government Regulation
New legislation could be on the way to secure the devices we use in our everyday lives. From our smart phones to our garage door openers, the IoT space has revolutionized the way we organize …
Securing Medical Devices, Where to Start?
During a recent discussion held at the Bipartisan Policy Center titled, Cybersecurity and Medical Devices: Risk Assessment and Response, an esteemed panel of experts lead a discussion about increasing medical device standards and educating the …
Federal Modernization Efforts Continue
As part of the May 11th Executive Order on strengthening the U.S. Federal cybersecurity framework and technology infrastructure; the Director of the American Technology Council (ATC) has submitted its draft report to the President on the …
FED Roundup – AUGUST 2017
DISA’s August News DISA formulates strategy to upgrade telecommunications infrastructure in Hawaii for 2018 DISA Central Field Command changes leadership as Army COL Corey Brumsey assumes command Air Force Col Trevor A. Wall takes command of …
A Growing Market for Endpoint Security
Every time you connect your computer or phone to public WIFI or leave it unlocked, all data, connections, and systems are put in jeopardy of being exploited by cyber criminals. The protection of these “Endpoints” and networks have …
FED Roundup – July 2017
DISA’s July News DISA’s Joint Staff Support Center (JSSC) has transferred leadership as Air Force Col Douglas S. Shahan assumes command DISA offers training for DoD and Non-DoD entities trying to establish, re-accredit, or re-certify …
Version 2 of the NDcPP Is Here
NIAP has endorsed and listed the second version of the Network Device Collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP) to be used for Common Criteria evaluations in the United States. The use of the Protection Profile is for those …
Driving Into the Future: Autonomous Vehicles
You drive to work, you drive in traffic, you drive home. But now there is another option: your car drives you. Autonomous vehicles are here. Autonomous cars are predicted to be as popular as the …
DHS Begins Work to Meet New EO
In May, President Trump issued a new Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, requiring all heads of executive agencies and departments to modernize and strengthen the cybersecurity utilized within …
Assurance Through Federal Certifications
Shashi Karanam, Corsec’s Senior Certification Consultant, will be speaking on Providing Assurance Through Federal Certifications from FISMA to NIST SP 800-53 Security Controls at this years Certified InfoSec Conference in the Washington DC metro area …
Pentagon Releases New Security Policies
Last Friday’s DoD Industry Day on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services came with a big announcement from the Pentagon’s head of IT – DoD CIO John Zangardi. The Pentagon will begin to hold contractors …
Protecting Your Brand
The financial losses associated with damage to your brand can be devastating, sometimes in the millions of dollars. According to an IBM study, 66% of threats impacting brand damage can be attributed to IT system failures …
FED Roundup – May 2017
DISA’s May News Army LTG Alan Lynn discusses what is needed to evolve the DoD’ information infrastructure NIST’s May News New Release: Revised “Guide to Bluetooth Security”: Special Publication (SP) 800-121 Revision 2 Draft NIST …
DISA Network Modernization
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is evolving their infrastructure to combat concerns over connectivity and security, efficiency, and cost. DISA’s present issues relate to outside components connecting to its network because the infrastructure is outdated. …
President Doubles Down on Cybersecurity
On May 11th, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order requiring all heads of executive agencies and departments to modernize and strengthen cybersecurity within Federal networks and critical infrastructure. The order acknowledged that the government’s …
Common Criteria NDcPP Version 2 Released
The newest version of the Common Criteria Network Device Collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP version 2) and Supporting Documents (SD) has been released. Key changes in version 2.0 include: Support for distributed TOEs Updated X509 certificate ...
IoT Security is the Investment
With over 6.4 billion devices connected worldwide, no industry is safe from a cybersecurity attack. IoT devices are projected to impact the global economy from $4 trillion to $11 trillion. However, hackers are scanning for vulnerabilities as technology …