The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a set of guidelines to help governments secure wireless local area networks in response to increasing numbers of devices connecting to networks. In its full report, NIST addresses agencies’ WLAN architecture and says Wi-Fi security is dependent on each connected component. NIST recommends agencies use six practices for [...]
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This week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco promises to discuss bring your own device policies in the private sector, Tech Target reports. Sessions and panels on increased use of mobile devices in the workplace will join cybersecurity and public policy discussions. The mobility panel is new this year and will be paired with presentations [...]
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently released a joint report with the Justice Department directing agencies how to improve biometrics practices by reducing human error during fingerprint analysis. NIST pointed to several factors that compromise fingerprint and forensic analysis such as inadequate training and complex technology. NIST said that officials can be too [...]
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The Commerce Department is looking for ways to use public data and technology to help businesses identify opportunities, grow, enhance productivity and create jobs. The department launched a contest Wednesday, challenging developers to create applications to help businesses evaluate national and international opportunity, fund business activities and support training. “In an increasingly mobile world, the [...]
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A group of Western states has selected an information technology and biometrics vendor to modernize the organization’s criminal identification system under a multiyear contract. Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming are all a part of the Western Identification Network. GovTech reports WIN’s member states each have access to nearly 28 million fingerprint records [...]
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Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business recently opened a GPS III production facility in Waterton Canyon, Colo., the Denver Post reports. The 40,000 square-foot facility can develop and process up to four satellites at once, the newspaper reported. The facility will support Lockheed’s work on its $1.5 billion dollar Air Force contract to develop and test satellites for the GPS [...]
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is partnering with the state of Maryland and Montgomery County, Md. to establish a cybersecurity center near NIST’s Gaithersburg, Md. campus. NIST said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with state and county representatives to establish the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. NIST said the center [...]
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