Certification Process
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) and the Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) will soon be transitioning to an automated process for algorithm testing. ...
FED ROUNDUP: SEPTEMBER 2019
DISA News DISA moderated a panel during TechNet Augusta 2019 that discussed classified mobile capabilities, assured identity, and secure access to data NIST News Announcements: None Releases & Special Publications: NISTIR 8183A (3 volumes), Cybersecurity ...
Dell’s VxRail Finishes Common Criteria Certification
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Dell Technologies, Inc. on completing the Common Criteria certification process for the latest version of their Dell EMC VxRail Appliance 4.5 product. VxRail is a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance ...
FED ROUNDUP: AUGUST 2019
DISA News DISA improves Cloud Authorization process DISA Deployed the DOD Secure Access File Exchange (DOD SAFE) NIST News Announcements: None Releases & Special Publications: SP 800-52 Revision 2, "Guidelines for the Selection, Configuration, and ...
FED ROUNDUP: JULY 2019
DISA News DISA Awards SETI IDIQ to 23 Small Businesses DISA Releases 4 Year Strategic Plan NIST News Announcements: None Releases & Special Publications: SP 1800-17, Multifactor Authentication for E-Commerce: Risk-Based, FIDO Universal Second Factor ...
FED ROUNDUP: MAY 2019
DISA’s May News DISA enhances collaboration with a Global Video Services throughout DoD DISA aims to consolidate the common use information technology (IT) infrastructure for the Department of Defense’s (DOD) “fourth estate” The DoD continues ...
Big Switch Networks Completes Common Criteria
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Big Switch Networks, a leader in open software defined networking; on completing the Common Criteria certification process. The completion of the certification process not only opens the doors to new and ...
FIPS 140-3 APPROVED
A Federal Register Notice has been issued for the "Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules". Having now been signed by the U.S. Commerce Secretary, it is official, FIPS 140-3 has ...
FED ROUNDUP: APRIL 2019
DISA’s April News DISA profiles their Network Mapping Tool for Internet Attack Surface DISA's Defense Collaboration Services (DCS) now has an integrated teleconferencing capability available to DOD employees DISA Command Center (DCC) plans to implement ...
Certes CFNC Achieves Common Criteria
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Certes Networks, Inc. (Certes), for completing the Common Criteria (CC) certification process on their CryptoFlow Net Creator (CFNC) with CEP. To achieve this milestone, Certes partnered with Corsec, ...
HPE Smart Array Gen10 P-Class RAID Controllers
Corsec would like to congratulate the entire HPE Smart Array team on completing the FIPS 140-2 validation process. The completion of the certification process not only opens the doors to new and exciting markets for HPE, but also demonstrates their fervent commitment ...
CDM: The Old and The New
The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program was originally a multiple award IDIQ released under the GSA Schedule 7o Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). It was created to establish "a dynamic ...
Virtual Instruments Completes Common Criteria Certification for FED & Regulated Industries
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner Virtual Instruments, a leader in hybrid infrastructure management that delivers solutions that help customers ensure their applications and infrastructure perform better together, on announcing that its VirtualWisdom Platform Appliance ...
FED ROUNDUP: JANUARY 2019
DISA’s January News DISA's Mission Partner Engagement Office (MPEO) increases forum frequency NIST’s January News Announcement: NIST PQC Standardization Process Candidates Announced Releases & Special Publications: Draft NISTIR 8196, "Security Analysis of First Responder Mobile ...
Forcepoint Completes FIPS Validation of NGFW
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Forecpoint, on completing the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation for their Next Generation Firewall (NGFW). To achieve this milestone, Forcepoint partnered with Corsec, completing the ...
IBM Completes DODIN APL Listing
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, IBM, on completing the certification process for the Department of Defense Information Network Approved Products List (DoDIN APL) as a Cybersecurity Tool (CST). To achieve this milestone, IBM ...
Docker Completes FIPS 140-2 Validation
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Docker, on completing the validation process for the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) on their Enterprise Edition Crypto Module. Docker partnered with Corsec to complete the ...
CMVP Archives Additional FIPS Validations
On January 1, 2018, the CMVP carried out the archiving of specific FIPS modules to their Historical validations list as seen below: "per the transition schedule published in SP 800-131Arev1, symmetric key-based key wrapping that ...
FIPS 140-2: Covering the Basics
What is FIPS 140-2? The Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) is a U.S. and Canadian co-sponsored security standard for hardware, software, and firmware solutions. All products sold into the U.S. federal government are …
FED Roundup – November 2017
DISA’s November News DISA conducted their Annual Industry Forecast DISA sponsors the 1st DoD Knowledge Management Summit The “Mercury Spectrum” mobile application is now available for download NIST’s November News Special Publications: Update to Special …