Nathaniel Crocker On Labor Day, September 5th 2016, NIST published their Digital Authentication Guideline: Public Preview. The document, SP 800-63-3, is a complete overhaul of our beloved eAuthentication documents SP-800-63 and OMB M-04-04. NIST is changing things up. Rather than holding the tradi...
Nathaniel Crocker On Labor Day, September 5th 2016, NIST published their Digital Authentication Guideline: Public Preview. The document, SP 800-63-3, is a complete overhaul of our beloved eAuthentication documents SP-800-63 and OMB M-04-04. NIST is changing things up. Rather than holding the tradi...
Katie Kennedy The GWACsolutions Center of Excellence* recently conducted a hands-on work session to map and demonstrate alignment of best-in-class solutions and services to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. “Standardized Frameworks such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework serve as an essential sta...
There are steps you can take to reduce your digital risks and mitigate threats to your enterprise. One key step is to continue your self education in best practices. That is what the The 9-11 Sep Cyber Innovation Forum is all about. This event, organized by NIST, DHS and NSA, will be a fantastic ...
As we have noted in the past, “The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from” teaches Andrew S. Tanebaum in his classic text on Computer Networks. This adage is especially true when it comes to cybersecurity. We encounter so many standards in the corporate world that i...
By Bob Gourley The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working collaboratively across a broad range of stakeholders, released a Cybersecurity Framework in February 2014. This framework, based on the functions of Protect, Detect and Response, has been adopted as a common model for ...
By Bob Gourley A reader just brought a job description to my attention and I wanted to share it with you in the hopes that you will pass it along till the right person is found for this very important position. From: http://ctolink.us/OYJgbf Chief Cyberinfrastructure Security Officer Internet2® i...
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. New Virus Hits Freezing Point – “There is a new virus that protects itself against antiviruses by freezing the hard disk, researchers said. Once it infects a device, the virus creates a restore point. All the modifications made ...