Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: infrastructure_protection A new operating system for besieged industrial control systems (ICS) is being developed by Kaspersky Systems that wouldn’t rely on traditional defenses against electronic assault. The new operating system, said Eugene Kaspersky, the co-founder of computer security giant, would allow ICS to be installed…
GD debuts new TACLANE-MultiBook secure laptop
Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: GD’s TACLANEMultiBook laptop General Dynamics C4 Systems introduced on Oct. 10 its new TACLANE-MultiBook laptop, now certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure network communications to the Secret level and below. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security…
NIST chooses winner in secure hash algorithm competition
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security NIST said “catch-ack” in selecting a new algorithm that could be used as part of a secure foundation for future information technologies. The agency announced the winner of its five-year-long Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-3) Competition on Oct. 2, choosing “Keccak” – which it said…
CSA and netForensics present Best Practices for MSPs and Secure Cloud Computing – Part 1/Intro
Cloud Security Alliance Executive Director, Jim Reavis introduces a best practice video series focused on considerations for secure cloud computing. The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and to provide education on the uses…
Port of Tampa helps secure GOP convention in the face of hurricane
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Port of Tampa As the world watched split-screen television reports of Hurricane Isaac and coverage of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL, the security director at the Port of Tampa, was dealing with the double–barreled impact of both at his busy…
Port of Tampa helps secure RNC in the face of hurricane
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Port of Tampa As the world watched split television screen reports of Hurricane Isaac and coverage of the Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, FL, the security director at the Port of Tampa had been dealing with the double – barreled impact…
CBP will host secure trade seminar
Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: El Paso Importers, manufacturers, carriers and others involved in cross-border trade were invited to a C-TPAT/FAST Seminar on Aug. 30. Customs and Border Protection was set to host a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) seminar for importers, manufacturers, carriers and other interested trade partners…
Can clouds ever be secure?
Cloud Security Alliance talk to el Reg – Computerised clouds are often similar to their water vapour-based counterparts; they’re amorphous in the middle, and often fluffy around the edges. That can spell problems for IT departments when securing their private clouds, and for public cloud providers when locking down theirs….
Showcall, Inc. wins $5.9 million contract to help secure perimeters at political conventions
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: perimeter_protection Image Caption: Showcall installsconcrete barriers The U.S. Secret Service has awarded a $5.9 million contract to Showcall, Inc., of Halethorp, MD, to provide security assets, such as concrete barriers and anti-scale fencing, to safeguard the perimeters of the upcoming Republican and Democratic national conventions….
NNSA, Kazakhstan commission secure radiological transport vehicle
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: National Nuclear Center Kazakhstan National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Governments of Kazakhstan and the Netherlands announced the commissioning of a secure radiological transportation vehicle as part of a broad cooperative effort to help combat nuclear and radiological terrorism. The delivery of…