RSA-2016

Corsec at RSA 2016

RSA is on the horizon and everyone is getting excited.  Each year product vendors convene to discuss security and how we will protect our digital world.  But, with so much going on, it becomes difficult …

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Medical Devices & Security Guidelines

As cyber security risks continue to grow, a number of industries are starting to take steps to ensure secured protection of products. Health Care has always been an area of concern given the sensitive nature of …

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Whitehouse

Obama Signs Executive Orders

President Obama created two new executive orders on Tuesday: The first, a Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, dedicated to “enhance cybersecurity awareness and protections at all levels of Government, business, and society, to protect privacy, to ensure public safety …

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AFCEA-West

Corsec Attending AFCEA WEST

Corsec will be in San Diego, CA for the annual AFCEA WEST conference.  “The premier naval conference and exposition on the West Coast, WEST is now in its 26th year of bringing military and industry …

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Crypt-Library

High Severity OpenSSL Vulnerability

On January 28th, 2016, OpenSSL released a patch to update a high risk vulnerability.  It was discovered and reported that prime “files may not be “safe”.  Where an application is using DH configured with parameters …

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CMVP

CMVP Has Begun Archiving!

As previously mentioned, CMVP announced that all FIPS 140-2 validations that use Random Number Generators (RNG), as well as certifications that use both the NIST 800-90A DRBG and RNG will be required to re-validate, otherwise, they will …

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Personal-Data-Protection

Happy Data Privacy Day

On January 28th; the U.S., Canada, and 47 European countries take time to acknowledge the importance of privacy and data protection best practices. Although this day has its roots in protecting personal data, specifically with …

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Whitehouse

White House Updates

When the Whitehouse issued its new action plan to prevent security breaches and attacks similar to that of the OPM fiasco, part of the plan was to acknowledge a number of cybersecurity gaps; some of which will ultimately impact …

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ICMC-15

The Next Step in FIPS 140-2 and Cryptography

Changes in Security Certifications:  With the extension of the FED budget, companies have begun to plan and develop their 2016 FED sales objectives with an eye on the expanding $70B total addressable market.  These companies …

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Corsec - FIPS 140-2

Ciena Corporation Achieves FIPS 140-2 Level 3

We are pleased to announce that our partner, Ciena Corporation, has successfully completed the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation for their product, the 6500 4×10 Krypto Card. The certification underscores Ciena’s commitment to …

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