Security Certifications

Algorithm Testing & Automation: The Change from CAVS to ACVTS

7th February 202225th 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. ...

FED ROUNDUP: SEPTEMBER 2019

4th October 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

10th September 2019

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

3rd September 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

1st August 201931st 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 ...

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: MAY 2019

12th June 20194th June 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

10th September 201924th May 2019

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

7th February 20221st 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 ...

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 ...

Certes CFNC Achieves Common Criteria

12th June 201915th April 2019

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, ...

FED ROUNDUP: MARCH 2019

31st July 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 ...

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

4th February 202014th 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 ...

Certes Finalizes CEP FIPS Validation

31st July 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 ...

CDM: The Old and The New

7th February 202213th 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

4th February 20208th 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 ...