DISA’s August News DISA releases its Three-Tiered Approach to Cloud Computing DISA assists DoD cloud service providers with the Cloud Provisional Authorization (PA) process NIST’s August News A release was published on Post-Quantum Cryptography – …
After a great discussion in Japan at the 7th Annual Post-Quantum Crypto Conference (PQCrypto 2016) back in February, NIST has taken the next step and announced they are seeking additional input and comments on their draft proposal for “Post-Quantum Cryptography: Proposed Requirements …
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Ciena Corporation, for completing their Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation on the 6500 Flex3 WaveLogic 3e OCLD Encryption Module. The successful completion of the FIPS 140-2 …
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Siemens, for being listed as Implementation Under Test (IUT) as part of a FIPS 140-2 validation for their product, the Rugged Operating System (ROS) v2.7.1. This listing signifies …
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 …
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 …
BlackHat USA is on the horizon and product security enhancement is a huge focal point this year. Modern-day cryptography provides a level of security that was previously unimagined, but how do we ensure that the precautionary …
DISA’s July News DISA receives $9.7M in funds to help the American Warfighter from DOD Rapid Innovation Fund Program DISA PAC has new leadership – Col. Joseph E. Delaney COL Andrew S. McClelland assumes command of …
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 …
Corsec is often asked when the next version of the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 140-3), is expected to be released. It is an important question as product vendors are trying to adapt their certification strategies; …
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 …
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 …
DISA’s June News Lessons Learned from the First DOD Applications Migrated to the Commercial Cloud DISA Vice Director Jack Wilmer speaks on benefits of cloud solutions, including increased speed, agility, and cost savings Big Data …
The deadline is approaching for vendors that were moved to the Historical List because of their RNG use. July 1 is the last day that a lab can submit a no-cost 3Sub to move a module …
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Ixia, which provides testing, visibility, and security solutions to strengthen applications across physical and virtual networks; on being listed on the “In Process” list for two of their FIPS 140-2 validations. Ixia’s products, the VisionONE …
The Department of Commerce’s National Technical Information Services (NTIS) has announced a few new changes that may very well shake up the way the government uses and shares information. NTIS has announced a new joint …
The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced their intentions to add another SIN to the GSA Schedule 70 – “Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS)”. The new SIN will be broken down into three categories for security services — proactive, …
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved $1.8 billion in funding to prevent cybersecurity attacks and protect critical infrastructure. The House Appropriations Subcommittee approved the bill last week in order to support the National Protection and …
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 …
NIST has released draft Special Publication (SP) 800-184, titled “Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery” – This draft is open to public comment until July, 11th, 2016 “The purpose of this document is to support federal agencies …