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  • FIDO Alliance Urges NIST to Put Authentication Sub-Category in Cyber Framework Update - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FIDO Alliance Urges NIST to Put Authentication Sub-Category in Cyber Framework Update

    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

  • Joe Berger: WWT Offers Cisco's Hosted Collaboration Platform to Federal Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe Berger: WWT Offers Cisco’s Hosted Collaboration Platform to Federal Customers

    World Wide Technology has begun to offer Cisco‘s hosted collaboration platform to the former’s federal clients. Joe Berger, director of WWT’s collaboration practice, wrote in a blog entry posted Monday that Cisco’s Hosted Collaboration Solution for Government offering works to deliver  voice, video, instant messaging, presence and conferencing service on one platform. HCS-G obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program […] More

  • Jeff Foley: Siemens Contributes to NIST Draft Cybersecurity Guide for Energy Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeff Foley: Siemens Contributes to NIST Draft Cybersecurity Guide for Energy Sector

    Siemens and the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence have collaborated to craft a cybersecurity practice guide for the energy sector. Siemens said Tuesday the practice guide titled “Situational Awareness for Electric Utilities” suggests various methods for companies to detect and address utility anomalies, investigate events that led to the anomalies and share findings with other […] More

  • Tech Firms Urge NIST to Include Vulnerability Disclosure Processes in Cybersecurity Framework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tech Firms Urge NIST to Include Vulnerability Disclosure Processes in Cybersecurity Framework

    A coalition of security companies and advocacy groups has called on the National Institute of Standards and Technology to incorporate best practices on digital vulnerability disclosures into the agency’s updated Cybersecurity Framework, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Joseph Marks writes the consortium urged NIST to add a section on procedures to receive, review and respond to vulnerability reports. NIST sought public feedback on version […] More

  • Deltek’s Alex Rossino Examines Covered Defense Info Clause’s Potential Implications for Cloud Service Providers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek’s Alex Rossino Examines Covered Defense Info Clause’s Potential Implications for Cloud Service Providers

    Alex Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, has said companies that provide cloud services to the Defense Department should consider three potential implications of a Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clause and one of those is the use of the clause in solicitations. Rossino wrote in a blog entry posted Wednesday that DoD contracting staff may alter […] More

  • NIST Seeks Info on Virtual Electrode Sources for Human Body Comms-Based Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Seeks Info on Virtual Electrode Sources for Human Body Comms-Based Systems

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has begun its search for potential industry sources of virtual electrodes that will work to facilitate the development of technology platforms designed to use the human body as a means to establish communications among wireless devices. NIST said in a FedBizOpps notice published Tuesday the electrodes will work […] More

  • Red Hat Gets NIST Certification for Open-Source Security Compliance Scanner - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat Gets NIST Certification for Open-Source Security Compliance Scanner

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has approved Red Hat‘s open-source security content automation protocol scanner for deployment on the U.S. government’s Enterprise Linux 6 and 7-based systems. Red Hat said Friday that NIST certified the OpenSCAP 1.2 platform’s capacity to analyze and evaluate security automation content as well as address functionality and documentation requirements in security-conscious environments. OpenSCAP was developed […] More

  • Leidos' RPA Operations Center Receives AFA Recognition; Mike Hile Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos’ RPA Operations Center Receives AFA Recognition; Mike Hile Comments

    The Air Force Association’s Martin H. Harris Chapter has recognized Leidos for its efforts to support armed unmanned aerial vehicle systems through a remotely piloted aircraft operations center. Leidos said Tuesday the association also designated the company-operated RPA ROC as a Jimmy Doolittle Educational Fellow. The company used the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s risk management framework to install […] More

  • Cisco to Sponsor NIST's Baldrige Cybersecurity Workshop - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco to Sponsor NIST’s Baldrige Cybersecurity Workshop

    Cisco will sponsor a cybersecurity workshop on April 2 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Maryland in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Baldrige Quest for Excellence Conference. NIST said Thursday the Baldrige Cybersecurity Workshop aims to provide organizations guidelines on evaluating their own cybersecurity programs using the Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence Builder as part of risk […] More

  • Exostar Updates Enterprise Collaboration Tool for Govt Security Standard Compliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exostar Updates Enterprise Collaboration Tool for Govt Security Standard Compliance

    Exostar has updated its multi-tenant enterprise collaboration platform to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security controls and Defense Department‘s cybersecurity directives. The company said Tuesday its collaboration technology offering is a software-as-a-service platform designed to help defense companies, subcontractors and suppliers share files that contain covered defense information with other organizations in accordance […] More

  • Hypori's Virtual Mobile Device Obtains Federal Info Processing Standard Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hypori’s Virtual Mobile Device Obtains Federal Info Processing Standard Certification

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has certified Hypori‘s virtual mobile device offering as compliant with Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 level 1. Hypori said Monday federal civilian agencies, intelligence communities and military branches can now utilize the company’s virtual mobile device to help secure applications and data that might be vulnerable on a physical mobile device. The device is […] More

  • Unisys Introduces Cyber Wargaming Services for Public, Private Sector Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys Introduces Cyber Wargaming Services for Public, Private Sector Clients

    Unisys has launched a set of cyber resilience services intended to help government and commercial clients develop threat management policies and procedures through simulation. The company said Wednesday its new service offering incorporates the Defense Department‘s cyber wargaming methodology and standards established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. John Bone, ‎global director of wargaming and exercises at Unisys, leads the […] More