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Algorithm Testing & Automation: The Change from CAVS to ACVTS

25th October 201925th October 2019

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. ...

Forcepoint NGFW Engine Added to DoDIN APL

29th July 2019

Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Forcepoint, on completing the DoDIN APL process for their Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) Engine. Forcepoint partnered with Corsec to achieve this milestone and over the past year the ...

FED ROUNDUP: JUNE 2019

31st July 201928th June 2019

DISA’s June News DITCO, DISA's contracting arm, reduces its enterprise acquisition services fee NIST’s June News Announcements: NIST announces Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL), Version 1.0.0 - Milestone 1 has been released Releases & ...

FED ROUNDUP: APRIL 2019

12th June 201930th 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 ...

HPE Smart Array Gen10 P-Class RAID Controllers

10th September 201914th March 2019

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 ...

Pivot3’s Acuity Completes Common Criteria

31st July 201914th March 2019

Corsec would like to congratulate our partner Pivot3 on achieving Common Criteria certification on their Acuity v10.4 solution. Pivot3, the company that delivers smarter hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) for high performance Enterprise information technology workloads, announced that ...

FED ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 2019

31st July 201926th February 2019

DISA’s February News DISA grants Provisional Authorization (PA) with conditions to the Adobe Experience Manager for Managed Services (AEMMS) at data Impact Level 4 DISA grants Provisional Authorization (PA) with conditions to PTC Cloud Services ...

CDM: The Old and The New

1st March 201913th February 2019

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

31st July 20198th February 2019

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

31st July 201930th 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 ...

CyberArk Updates PAS On DoDIN APL

31st July 201918th December 2018

Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, CyberArk, on achieving listing on the DoDIN APL. CybeArk became the first comprehensive Privileged Account Security solution to be listed on the DoDIN APL in 2016 and has ...

MONTHLY FED ROUNDUP – NOVEMBER 2018

31st July 201928th November 2018

DISA’s November News DISA holds Forecast to Industry DISA celebrates Marines Corp Birthday NIST’s November News Releases & Special Publications: Draft NISTIR 8219, "Securing Manufacturing Industrial Control Systems: Behavioral Anomaly Detection SP 1800-19, Trusted Cloud: Security ...

IBM Completes DODIN APL Listing

6th December 20185th November 2018

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 ...

OmniStack Added to FIPS 140-2 Validated Modules

6th December 201830th October 2018

Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, HPE, on completing the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation for the Simplivity OmniStack. To achieve this milestone, HPE partnered with Corsec, completing the certification at ...

MONTHLY FED ROUNDUP – OCTOBER 2018

6th December 201830th October 2018

DISA’s October News DISA Global Operations Center West at Hill AF Base Utah up and running DoD Mobility Program expands unclassified service offerings Acropolis, formerly known as the Community Data Center (CDC), strengthens the DoDIN ...

FED IT Spending: Reviewing 2018 & Gauging 2019

6th December 201812th October 2018

2018 FEDERAL YEAR IN REVIEW 2018 was a stellar year for companies doing business with U.S. Federal Agencies. Over $95.6 billion dollars were allocated towards the procurement of secured IT products and solutions across Civilian, DoD, and ...

MONTHLY FED ROUNDUP – SEPTEMBER 2018

25th September 2018

DISA’s September News DISA Celebrates Air Force's 71st Birthday 2nd Operations Watch Floor Added to Protect DoD Information Network ENCORE III SBSA Awarded NIST’s September News Releases & Special Publications: SP 1800-5, IT Asset Management Draft ...

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Shut Down Your Computer

31st July 201925th September 2018

Although Cold Boot Attacks are considered to be somewhat of an antiquated method, largely due to the need for an attacker to have physical access to the machine, they still represent a threat to unprotected ...

Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROS Completes CC Evaluation

31st July 201925th September 2018

Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Siemens, on their recent achievement of completing the Common Criteria security certification process. The Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROS was awarded the Common Criteria certification through the U.S. scheme under ...

Ivanti Completes Common Criteria Certification

31st July 201920th September 2018

Corsec would like to recognize our partner Ivanti, the company that unifies IT to better manage and secure the digital workplace, for their dedication to securing systems and organizational commitment to security certifications. Ivanti recently ...