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), …
DISA’s July News DISA’s Joint Staff Support Center (JSSC) has transferred leadership as Air Force Col Douglas S. Shahan assumes command DISA offers training for DoD and Non-DoD entities trying to establish, re-accredit, or re-certify …
In May, President Trump issued a new Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, requiring all heads of executive agencies and departments to modernize and strengthen the cybersecurity utilized within …
DISA’s June News Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) training courses offered globally from July through December DISA moves forward with milCloud 2.0 through IDIQ award to connect DoD networks for use by the community and …
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Pivot3, on completing the Common Criteria certification process under an Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 2+ for its vSTAC OS v7.5 hyperconverged infrastructure software platform. Pivot3’s participation in the Common Criteria …
DISA’s May News Army LTG Alan Lynn discusses what is needed to evolve the DoD’ information infrastructure NIST’s May News New Release: Revised “Guide to Bluetooth Security”: Special Publication (SP) 800-121 Revision 2 Draft NIST …
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is evolving their infrastructure to combat concerns over connectivity and security, efficiency, and cost. DISA’s present issues relate to outside components connecting to its network because the infrastructure is outdated. …
On May 11th, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order requiring all heads of executive agencies and departments to modernize and strengthen cybersecurity within Federal networks and critical infrastructure. The order acknowledged that the government’s …
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Citrix Systems, Inc. which enables business mobility through the secure delivery of apps and data to any device on any network; on completing the process for the Department of Defense …
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 …
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 expanding market for connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) has propelled demand for products that alleviate the stress of managing daily interactions; from buying groceries to protecting our homes, there is an app or device for …
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 global encryption community will gather at the fifth annual International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC) in May to discuss the future of commercial cryptography and the role it plays in security of the world around …
Congratulations Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRNS), for completing the Common Criteria evaluation of your Data Governance Suite, including DataPrivilege. Varonis provides a complete Metadata Framework™ and integrated product suite for the governance of unstructured and semi-structured data. They are …
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, …
$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 …
What if your intellectual property was at risk and you weren’t even aware? In today’s highly competitive and often vulnerable world, the companies we choose to partner with play a large role in the security …