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GSA Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based SaaS Collaboration Platform Sources

The General Services Administration has sought information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based, software-as-a-service platform designed to facilitate collaboration among individuals and teams within the agency. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says GSA is looking for an enterprisewide collaboration tool that adopts transport layer security protocols with encryption and two-factor authentication methods. The […] More

by Jane Edwards April 6, 2018, 3:51 am
in Government Cloud, News

Raytheon’s Josh Douglas Outlines Common Cloud Migration Mistakes

Josh Douglas, Raytheon‘s chief strategy officer for cyber services, has listed the common errors organizations commit as they migrate to a cloud computing platform. Douglas said in a press release published Tuesday that the errors include the failure to check old code for vulnerabilities, segregate systems and conduct red-teaming activities, where security consultants attempt to breach systems […] More

by Ramona Adams September 27, 2017, 4:07 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Thomson Reuters' Timothy Murphy: CIOs, CFOs Key to C-Suite Execs' Involvement in Cybersecurity

Timothy Murphy, president at Thomson Reuters Special Services, has said chief information officers and chief financial officers have a role to play in getting partners and other C-level executives involved in cybersecurity programs at law firms, Law.com reported Friday. Murphy said Thursday during a panel discussion at Thomson Reuters' CFO/CIO/COO Forum that a cyber breach […] More

by Jane Edwards June 19, 2017, 6:13 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

HyTrust's Jason Lackey: 2-Factor Authentication Could Protect Networks from Insider Threats

Jason Lackey, an executive at software firm HyTrust, has said that corporate organizations should implement two-factor authentication in an effort to protect computer networks from insider threats. “2FA is not bulletproof, but it does at least add another layer of security,“ Lackey, director of marketing operations and digital at HyTrust, wrote in an article published Monday […] More

by Jane Edwards January 5, 2016, 9:40 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Singapore Adopts Gemalto Authentication Tech for E-Gov Services

Digital security company Gemalto has provided its two-factor authentication and password encryption technologies to support Singapore’s government e-services system. The company said Thursday its Coesys eGov Authentication Server will work to facilitate secure access to e-services for users of the Singapore Personal Access system. Gemalto added the server uses a two-step login process that includes both a one-time password and the […] More

by Anna Forrester November 18, 2015, 9:08 am
in Mobility, News

Precise Biometrics Receives Navy Order for Mobile Smart Card Readers

Precise Biometrics will provide its Tactivo smart card readers and Tactivo Guardian Case to the U.S. Navy as part of an estimated $134,000 million order the service placed with Carahsoft. The order includes the Tactivo Guardian Case for iPad Air 2 and supports the Navy’s mobility efforts for email and browsing on iOS devices, Precise Biometrics said Friday. “By investing in secure […] More

by Anna Forrester September 18, 2015, 9:25 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Paul Christman: 2-Factor Authentication One Piece of Federal Cyber Puzzle

The General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management have achieved the highest scores in terms of their implementation of the two-factor authentication as part of a cybersecurity sprint launched by Federal CIO Tony Scott in April, FCW reported Wednesday. Zach Noble writes GSA hit a 99 percent score in authentication implementation for privileged […] More

by Jane Edwards August 13, 2015, 11:37 am
in Biometrics News, News

Precise Biometrics Lands Smart Card Reader Follow-Up Order With DLA; Hakan Persson Comments

Precise Biometrics has secured a follow-up order worth $105,000 to supply additional smart card readers to the Defense Logistics Agency. The Tactivo smart card reader platform is based on the common access card system and is intended to improve security of document signing, email and website browsing on iOS and Android mobile devices, Precise Biometrics […] More

by Jane Edwards August 10, 2015, 8:38 am
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News

Tom Callahan on SafeNet Assured Technologies’ Launch, Future of Cross Domain Tech

Netherlands-based digital security firm Gemalto closed its $890 million purchase of SafeNet in January of this year and shortly afterward officially launched a new subsidiary focused on the U.S. federal market — SafeNet Assured Technologies. Tom Callahan, vice president of sales at SafeNet AT, led SafeNet’s federal sales team as its VP prior to the transaction and is […] More

by Ross Wilkers July 28, 2015, 2:53 pm
in Cybersecurity News, News

ThreatStream’s Todd Helfrich Proposes 5-Point Govt IT Security Checklist

Todd Helfrich, director of the federal business at ThreatStream has created a checklist of information technology measures he believes the U.S. government agencies should include in their cybersecurity plans. Helfrich wrote in a piece published Friday on GCN that agencies need to implement cyber threat intelligence tools to help them identify and automate responses to […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 20, 2015, 8:20 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

IRS Eyes Own ID Verification Service With Planned $129M Acquisition

The Internal Revenue Service plans to award three blanket purchase agreements worth $129 million combined in July for a new identity verification service separate from Connect.gov, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Jared Serbu writes that the agency issued a request for quotations at the end of April as it transitions away from the governmentwide use of Connect.gov. […] More

by Anna Forrester June 8, 2015, 11:52 am
in Industry News, News

Neville Pattinson: Smart Cards Offer 2-Factor Authentication Technology for Gov’t Services

Government agencies need to bolster the adoption of two-factor authentication for services and applications by balancing agency requirements, security and convenience for users, according to Smart Card Alliance’s Neville Pattinson. Pattinson, the alliance’s technical chairman and founding board member of the Secure ID Coalition, wrote in a guest piece published Thursday on GCN that public awareness and necessity drive the […] More

by Anna Forrester April 13, 2015, 10:43 am

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