The National Institute of Standards and Technology published Sept. 29 an update to the Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol, or SCAP. SP 800-126 Version 1.2 (.pdf) builds on the draft version of the document, published in July, and the feedback collected during the ...
via Federal Computer Week Clouds present other security challenges. They can be more dynamic and complex than traditional IT environments because services are constantly turned on and off to meet changing user needs, and workloads are shifted across the infrastructure to optimize the use of processi...
via InformationWeek Government The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released new reporting metrics for agency compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) that focus on continuous cybersecurity monitoring. The new metrics should bolster the federal government̵...