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 …
In September, Corsec uncovered a policy change that would affect a number of Common Criteria evaluations following this NIAP announcement: “Per published NIST notifications, all non-56B-compliant key transport schemes will be disallowed in the U.S. government …
The Department of Defense has changed the name of the list it uses for the procurement of IT products to be used over the DoD network infrastructures. Previously names the Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (UC APL), …
NIAP has endorsed and listed the second version of the Network Device Collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP) to be used for Common Criteria evaluations in the United States. The use of the Protection Profile is for those …
Shashi Karanam, Corsec’s Senior Certification Consultant, will be speaking on Providing Assurance Through Federal Certifications from FISMA to NIST SP 800-53 Security Controls at this years Certified InfoSec Conference in the Washington DC metro area …
Last Friday’s DoD Industry Day on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services came with a big announcement from the Pentagon’s head of IT – DoD CIO John Zangardi. The Pentagon will begin to hold contractors …
The newest version of the Common Criteria Network Device Collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP) and Supporting Documents (SD) has been released. Key changes in version 2.0 include: Support for distributed TOEs Updated X509 certificate authentication requirements …
Common Criteria, the internationally recognized set of guidelines (ISO 15408), which define a common framework for evaluating security features and capabilities of Information Technology security products, has been updated to CC v3.1 Release 5. This new release …
DISA’s April News DISA system improves access to video surveillance for intel community NIST’s April News Cryptographic attack cited for the FF3 technique for format-preserving encryption (FPE)Requested Public Comment On: Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-190, Application …
The cost of Intellectual Property (IP) theft is not one to be taken lightly. From steep financial losses to the irreparable damage to brand perception, IP theft can swiftly and unapologetically dismantle an organization from …
During the recent Cryptographic Module User Forum (CMUF) meeting, CMVP, which oversees FIPS 140-2 validations in the United States and Canada, announced updates and changes to policy for stagnant modules, the historical list, and documentation …
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 …
$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 …
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 …
Here are the monthly updates for July from the CMUF Members Meeting. Changes to the In Process List: One of the most noteworthy updates is that the CMVP will be splitting the Modules in Process …
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 …