DISA’s February News DISA CTO set to retire Systems Engineering, Technology and Innovation Request for Proposal released by DISA NIST’s February News NIST Draft Releases: Draft Special Publication 1800-7, Situational Awareness for Electric Utilities released for comments …
Congratulations Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRNS), for completing the Common Criteria evaluation of your Data Governance Suite, including DataPrivilege. Varonis provides a complete Metadata Framework™ and integrated product suite for the governance of unstructured and semi-structured data. They are …
The hoops that companies must jump through in order to sell into the Federal government can be difficult to understand and sometimes misleading. As with any government process, misconceptions surrounding what is required begin to …
DISA’s January News DISA focuses on Innovation during the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association panel NIST’s January News NIST Draft Releases: Draft Special Publication 800-12, Revision 1, An Introduction to Information Security NIST Interagency Reports: …
From the CMVP on their validation Sunsetting Policy: The CMVP is adopting a five year validation sunsetting policy, effective February 1, 2017. The CMVP will move all validation entries with most recent validation dates** prior to February 1, …
The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), which was established by NIST to validate modules for the Federal Information Processions Standard (FIPS), has announced upcoming policy changes for the Modules In Process (MIP) list and Implementation Under Test …
Would you buy a house without properly securing all the windows and doors? Would you trust a bank that didn’t require ID and a password before granting access to your account? If we don’t take risks in protecting …
$7 Million Dollars – According to a recent study by IBM, that’s the average cost of a security breach. The overall brand damage can be catastrophic, huge financial losses and customer abandonment. Companies like Target and …
DISA’s November News The annual forecast event to industry was held in Baltimore, MD this month. NIST’s November News NIST Draft Releases: Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-187, Guide to LTE Security for public comment Draft …
What if your intellectual property was at risk and you weren’t even aware? In today’s highly competitive and often vulnerable world, the companies we choose to partner with play a large role in the security …
DISA’s October News Those trying to establish, re-accredit, or re-certify their connections to the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) will not have access to training provided by DISA’s Risk Adjudication and Connection Division. NIST’s October News …
DISA’s September News The DoD’s tool to detect and counter known cyber attacks, The Host Based Security System (HBSS), will be combined with other solutions to create a holistic approach to protecting our nation’s critical …
Full Drive Encryption v2.0 Collaborative Protection Profiles (FDE cPP) Published The Full Drive Encryption (FDE) international Technical Community (iTC) has published version 2.0 of the FDE Encryption Engine (EE) and FDE Authorization Acquisition (AA) cPPs …
DISA’s August News DISA releases its Three-Tiered Approach to Cloud Computing DISA assists DoD cloud service providers with the Cloud Provisional Authorization (PA) process NIST’s August News A release was published on Post-Quantum Cryptography – …
After a great discussion in Japan at the 7th Annual Post-Quantum Crypto Conference (PQCrypto 2016) back in February, NIST has taken the next step and announced they are seeking additional input and comments on their draft proposal for “Post-Quantum Cryptography: Proposed Requirements …
Everyday we rely on technology to ensure continuation of our routine day to day activities. Access to clean drinkable water, open roadways free of congestion and chaos, power to brighten our homes and businesses, and oil …
BlackHat USA is on the horizon and product security enhancement is a huge focal point this year. Modern-day cryptography provides a level of security that was previously unimagined, but how do we ensure that the precautionary …
DISA’s July News DISA receives $9.7M in funds to help the American Warfighter from DOD Rapid Innovation Fund Program DISA PAC has new leadership – Col. Joseph E. Delaney COL Andrew S. McClelland assumes command of …
Implementing a FIPS 140-2 validation into your product is a great way to strengthen your solution, enhance your brand, and secure your bottom line. When pursuing FIPS, you will be faced with difficult and often confusing …