Throughout 2014, stories of major data breaches and hacking incidents have dominated the mainstream media. Customers of major corporations like Target, Home Depot, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Neiman Marcus have been the targets of malware, phishing schemes and […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Encryptics core encryption engine validated by NIST to meet FIPS cryptography-based standards
Top Priority Sector: it_security Frisco, TX-based Encryptics, a provider of patented data privacy and protection services for businesses and government, has announced that its core encryption engine has been validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or…
NIST and NSA lost credibility in front of Congress
The NSA will not be involved in any contribution made by the employment of the encryption standards. This is all decided by the US Congress. The NIST, which stands for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, eliminated that clause that it will have to seek advice from the NSA…
IPv6 will be a Fresh cake for Hackers, NIST
United state’s National institute of standards and technology said that moving from IPv4 to IPv6 will rise allot of security issues, NIST warns that attackers are preparing to hit networks when IPv6 is turned on with Zero days. The Asia Pacific Network Information Centre, which handles assigning IP addresses to…
NIST launches workshops to improve disaster resilience of communities
Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), of Gaithersburg, MD, will host the first of six workshops devoted to developing a comprehensive, community-based disaster resilience framework, a national initiative carried out under President’s Obama’s View full post on The Cyber Wars
NIST Seeks Input on RFP to Support Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
Top Priority Sector: cyber_security The Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is inviting comments on a Partial Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for a contractor to operate a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) that will support the NCCoE’s mission. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
NIST Seeking Input on Cyber Security R&D Center
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Cyber Security Center of Excellence is seeking input on a proposal to have a contractor operate a federally funded research and development center. The cyber security center of excellence – NCCoE, was established in partnership with the state of Maryland and…
NIST report on Joplin, MO, tornado in May 2011 calls for major changes
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response A year-and-a-half after a tornado devastated Joplin, MO, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a 492-page report of its comprehensive investigation of the weather-related disaster, in which it presented no less than 47 separate “findings” and 16 separate “recommendations” for…
Lexycom Technologies Inc. earns FIPS 140-2 Level 2 NIST certification
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NIST recruiting new members for two advisory panels
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: cyber_security The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is looking for new members for two advisory groups that might be of interest to the readers of Government Security News: Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars