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Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP's federal business, wrote in a GCN opinion piece published Monday that zero-trust initiatives have now become an imperative for government agencies as they work to protect their information technology systems, data and employees against cyber attacks.
More than 10,500 existing vendors and 942 new contractors are expected to benefit from the General Services Administration's decision not to require entities that update or create their registration on the System for Award Management website to submit a notarized letter before activation of their registration, Federal News Radio reported Monday. GSA will still require vendors […] More
David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hat's public sector, has said federal information technology leaders should take responsibility in ensuring the security of their agencies' public cloud platforms. Egts wrote in a GCN guest post published Tuesday that agency IT professionals seeking to secure applications in software-as-a-service cloud environments should correctly establish content permissions and conduct […] More
Dell Technologies' RSA subsidiary has moved to make its multi-factor authentication platform interoperable with several firewalls and security platforms from Microsoft, VMware, CyberArk and Palo Alto Networks. RSA said Tuesday it aims to facilitate interoperability of its SecurID Access authentication system with VMware's Workspace ONE, Microsoft's Windows Hello, CyberArk's Privileged Account Security Solution and Palo Alto's […] More
The FIDO Alliance has called on the National Institute of Standards and Technology to add a sub-category on authentication when the agency updates its Cybersecurity Framework. Brett McDowell, executive director of FIDO Alliance, wrote in an article published Monday the group wants NIST to clarify language and explicitly require multi-factor authentication in the next framework update. Explicit recommendation of […] More
Randy Wood, vice president of federal sales at F5 Networks, has recommended federal information technology officials focus on what he describes as fundamental things necessary to address cyber threats. Wood wrote in a blog post published Wednesday on Carahsoft‘s website that cyber attacks, threat vectors and a large selection of potential security offerings can be overwhelming federal […] More
DLT Solutions and Centrify have forged a partnership to introduce a multi-factor authentication platform that aims to help government agencies protect their information infrastructure and applications from data breaches and other cyber threats. Jeremy Young, vice president of cybersecurity division at DLT, said in a statement released Wednesday the company will combine its more than […] More
WidePoint has received approval to issue identity credentials that meet the requirements of the Defense Department and the General Services Administration. The company said Thursday it becomes the first source of ECA PIV-I credentials that combine DoD-issued External Certification Authority and civilian agencies’ Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable credentials. ECA PIV-I credentials are also designed to help enterprises achieve multi-factor authentication, digital signature […] More
Exostar has integrated Seclore‘s Enterprise Digital Rights Management system into a collaboration platform that works to provide data protection for defense contractors to support compliance with the Defense Department‘s Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement provisions. Exostar said Wednesday the collaboration platform is designed to provide document-centric protection for users of Exostar’s ForumPass cloud-based, software-as-a-service offering. The company added the newly incorporated system works to […] More
Terry Halvorsen, chief information officer of the Defense Department, has committed 4 million seats in the department’s efforts to upgrade its information systems and devices to the Microsoft-built Windows 10 operating system. Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president for Windows and devices group at Microsoft, writes in a blog entry posted Wednesday that the move aims to help DoD […] More
Faisal Iqbal, public sector chief technology officer for Citrix, has outlined a number of steps for government agencies to combat cyber attacks. Iqbal wrote in an opinion piece for Federal News Radio published Tuesday that there is a need for agencies to adopt personal identity verification cards and multifactor authentication through software-defined workspaces. He noted that […] More
LexisNexis‘ risk solutions practice has earned certification from SAFE-BioPharma Association on the capability of its identity credentials to manage access to personal and sensitive information. Kim Little Sutherland, senior director for identity management at LexisNexis, said Monday that this highlights the company’s identity management and multifactor authentication solutions for both government and healthcare organizations. The accreditation covers LexisNexis Instant […] More
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