National Institute of Standards and Technology released “NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture” to provide a guide for agencies deploying the cloud. NIST’s recent publication provides information about standards for key features of deploying a cloud computing architecture including security, portability and interoperability, as well as the categories of cloud services that can be used across [...]
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Harris and VMware to Deliver Trusted Enterprise Cloud: Aileen Black Comments
August 30, 2011 No CommentHarris Corporation and VMware have announced that Harris’ Trusted Enterprise Cloud is available as a VMware vCloud Powered service offering for federal and enterprise customers. Harris was granted vCloud recognition based on its use of VMware virtualization software in combination with innovative engineering, patented trust enablement technologies and unique cyber integration capabilities. Harris Trusted Enterprise Cloud is engineered to meet or [...]
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The Department of Homeland Security and General Services Administration has named 14 companies to a blank purchase agreement to assist agencies implement risk management framework for cybersecurity. Some companies awarded include Apptis, Booz Allen Hamiliton, Deloitte, G&B Solutions and the Knowledge Consulting Group. The companies will compete for task orders. Each BPA has a ceiling of $58 [...]
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The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology released last week a draft plan of a cybersecurity awareness and education initiative that hopes to strengthen and promote a strong national cyber workforce. The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education draft was released for public feedback and outlines the program’s mission, vision, goals and objectives. “The cybersecurity [...]
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The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unanimously approved a bill yesterday that enhances cybersecurity efforts across federal agencies. The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011, introduced by Congressmen Michael McCaul and Dan Lipinski, primarily addresses efforts at the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology and will now advance to a [...]
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To address the challenges of securing the privacy of citizens’ personal identifiable information, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a new draft document yesterday that suggests adding privacy controls to the catalog of security controls used to protect federal information and information systems. According to NIST, the new Privacy Control Catalog would be [...]
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NIST Seeks Comments on Cybersecurity, Innovations and Internet Economy Report
June 24, 2011 No CommentThe Commerce Department’s Internet Policy Task Force is asking for comments on a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to bolster the cybersecurity of companies that depend on the Internet to do business, but are not included in the critical-infrastructure sector. The report, Cybersecurity, Innovations and the Internet Economy, focuses on the “Internet and [...]
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So what do you think about the cloud? That’s what cloud computing researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology want to know by seeking comments from the public on a draft of its most complete guide to cloud computing. NIST Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations lays out cloud-computing technology in plain terms and [...]
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A National Institute of Standards and Technology report released this week validated AdaCore’s claims its SPARK language holds immunity to many vulnerabilities other languages fall prey to. The Source Code Security Analysis Tool Functional Specification Version 1.1 report looked at software assurance tools in an effort to improve software quality. The report found use of [...]
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Regulatory Watchdog: Will FISMA Standards be Extended to Industry to Avoid Financial Cyber Attack?
April 1, 2011 No CommentAs the National Institute of Standards and Technology makes headway in preparing standards required by FISMA, a regulatory watchdog in the District is expressing concerns both about the increasing burden on industry and whether FISMA standards will include the private sector in thwarting a financial cyber attack. The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness, founded and managed [...]
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