Common Criteria
Monthly FED Roundup – October 2016
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 …
Monthly FED Roundup – September 2016
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 …
Common Criteria Updates: Protection Profiles & Re-Evaluations
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 …
Is Our Critical Infrastructure At Risk?
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 …
RedSeal Completes Common Criteria Assurance Continuity
Corsec is pleased to announce that RedSeal Inc.’s Common Criteria Assurance Continuity for the RedSeal Platform v8.2.0 is now official and all the listings have been posted. The RedSeal product completed a EAL 2+ evaluation through the Network …
Two New Countries Join CCRA
The CCRA Management Committee Chair has announced that two more countries, Qatar and Singapore, will officially sign the Common Criteria Recognition Agreement (CCRA). The addition of of the two nations brings the total number of participants to …
Updates to Canadian Common Criteria Certifications
The Communications Security Establishment (CSE), the governing body of Common Criteria in Canada, has officially stated they will only accept Protection Profile (PP) based evaluations starting in September of 2017. Furthermore, they have stated that they …
Cisco’s StealthWatch AC for Common Criteria Completed
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner Cisco Systems for achieving an Assurance Continuity (AC) on their Common Criteria listing for the StealthWatch solution. StealhWatch (originally a Lancope product) completed the Common Criteria certification process in May of …
Updates From Around the Globe
Over the past two months Corsec has traveled from Seoul, Korea to Ontario, Canada in order to attend security certification events such as the Common Criteria Users Forum (CCUF), and the International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC). The discussions …
Corsec Speakers and Attendance at ICMC
As previously posted, next week in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, hundreds of global leaders in the commercial encryption community will gather at the fourth annual International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC). Corsec’s President John Morris will be joining …
CC Certification of HPE Asset Manager Finalized
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, HP Enterprise on successfully completing the Common Criteria certification process for the HPE Asset Manager v9.50 with Connect-It v9.60 build #12154 (AM) and 010 (CIT). The certification was completed at an …
CCUF Management Board Election Results
The Common Criteria Users Forum (CCUF), which serves as a voice amongst the Common Criteria community recently held elections for its management board. Corsec’s Matt Keller, who has served as the Vice Chair for the past 4 …
Corsec’s Matt Keller Attending 2016 ICMC
Next month in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, hundreds of global leaders in the commercial encryption community will gather at the fourth annual International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC). Corsec’s Matt Keller, who also serves as CMUF Management …
HPE Completes Common Criteria on iLO 4
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, HP Enterprise on successfully completing the Common Criteria certification process for the HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) 4 v2.11 component. The certification was completed at an Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 2+ and …
HP Server Automation Ultimate Completes Common Criteria Certification with Corsec
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, HP Enterprise on successfully completing the Common Criteria certification process at an EAL 2+ for their product, HP Server Automation Ultimate v10.10.002. The certification underscores HPE’s commitment to providing secure and …
NIAP archives Products with Outdated RNG
NIAP, the governing body over Common Criteria in the U.S., announced last week that it would be removing products from their Product Compliant List (PCL) that do not meet new Random Number Generator (RNG) requirements. This …
SolidFire Completes Common Criteria Effort with Corsec
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, SolidFire (A NetApp Company) on successfully completing the Common Criteria certification process for the Element OS 8 running on SF2405, SF4805, and SF9605 Storage Nodes and FC0025 Fibre …
OpenSSL Patches: Two New Named Attacks
In addition to the new vulnerabilities identified in January of this year, OpenSSL has once again had to release a slew of patches to correct problematic areas, which could ultimately affect your FIPS validation, Common Criteria …
Corsec Helps HPE BladeSystem Complete Common Criteria Certification
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, HP Enterprise on successfully completing the Common Criteria certification process for the HPE BladeSystem c7000 and c3000 Enclosure with OA v4.40, VC v4.41, and iLO 4 v2.11. The certification underscores …