FIPS 140-2 News and Releases

FIPS 140-3 APPROVED

10th June 20191st May 2019

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 been approved! "This notice announces the Secretary of Commerce's issuance of Federal Information Processing Standard ...

FED ROUNDUP: APRIL 2019

30th 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 a formal process for recurring maintenance actions during April 2019 DISA grants 12 month DoD ...

FED ROUNDUP: MARCH 2019

2nd April 201931st March 2019

DISA’s March News DISA Cloud Based Storage Solution Enables Warfighter DISA National Background Investigation Service (DNBIS) now under DSS control DISA Web Based Platform: Automating Service Orders NIST’s March News Announcements: NIST works to develop Cybersecurity and usability hand in hand Releases & Special Publications: Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-204, ...

FED ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 2019

27th February 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 at data Impact Level 5 DISA addresses 5 mission partner concerns regarding Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS) ...

Certes Finalizes CEP FIPS Validation

25th April 201926th February 2019

Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Certes Networks, Inc. (Certes), for completing the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation on their Certes Enforcement Points (CEP). To achieve this milestone, Certes partnered with Corsec, completing the validation at a Level 1 as seen in certificate #3347. For more information ...

FED ROUNDUP: JANUARY 2019

31st January 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 and Wearable Devices NISTIR 8011 Volume 3, "Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset ...

FirstNet: Secure Communications for First Responders

10th January 2019

The recent deployment of the The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) program led to many questions from our partners on what the program was, how they could get involved, and what steps they needed to take in order to participate. To help companies organize and understand these areas, Corsec has ...

Government Shut Down: Resources

8th January 20197th January 2019

Having trouble finding the right resources during the Government Shut Down? Navigating to government pages that look like the one above? During the shut down, many government services are unavailable, preventing access to information that could help you during your certification journey. The good news is there is help. Corsec ...

MONTHLY FED ROUNDUP – NOVEMBER 2018

29th April 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 Practice Guide for VMWare Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Draft project description, Securing Telehealth Remote ...

Forcepoint Completes FIPS Validation of NGFW

29th April 201912th November 2018

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 certification at a Level 2. For more information on the validation and to find additional details ...