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IBM buys database security start-up Guardium
News The software is intended to help deal with regulatory requirements under legislation such as the European Data Protection Directive and the US federal government's NIST 800-53 standard. IBM has acquired Guardium, a maker of tools for monitoring and...
[December 1, 2009, 15:18]
Developing a Sound Security Policy for Mobility at the Department of Defense
White Papers Furthermore, DoD directives and NIST requirements have quickly constrained the choice of vendors and mobility architectures. Wireless technology is mandatory to support new mobility requirements in the DoD.
[November 13, 2009, 0:21]
Stay One Step Ahead With Comodo 2048-Bit Certificates
White Papers Leading cryptography organizations, including NIST, have issued recommendations for entities to upgrade to longer key lengths. If one is still using a 1024-bit certificate, one may soon be vulnerable to a "Brute-Force Attack".
[October 6, 2009, 1:22]
Secure Remote Voting for Overseas and Disabled Voters
White Papers As a recent report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) explained, the easiest-to-solve portion of UOCAVA voting is simply delivering ballots to voters. Technologies as simple as email and fax can transmit a blank ballot...
[October 2, 2009, 1:23]
Flexible memory developed for chips
News The memristor was made by setting titanium oxide, one of the common ingredients of sunscreen and toothpaste, onto flexible transparent polymer sheets, Nist announced on Tuesday. By adding electrical contacts the Nist research team created a...
[June 4, 2009, 17:05]
Basic transistor flaw could hobble chip design
News However, a team of Nist scientists, who have been exploring nano-scale transistor behaviour, have found that transistor noise does not increase as transistors are scaled down. Campbell credits fellow Nist researcher KP Cheung with first identifying...
[May 28, 2009, 11:34]
Risk Management for IT Projects
White Papers There are a variety of standards associated with risk management including PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Australia-New Zealand ANZ- 4360, ISO 31000 Risk Management - Guidelines on Principles and Implementation of Risk...
[May 19, 2009, 1:18]
Oasis group aims to simplify crypto-key management
News Group members include IBM, Cisco, EMC, HP, PGP Corporation, Symantec and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Open-standards consortium Oasis has formed a group to devise a standard aimed at allowing encryption products to...
[May 7, 2009, 15:21]
US gov't shown silver lining of cloud computing
News NIST is currently working on creating cloud-computing standards for protecting government networks and will finalise the guidelines later this year, Ross said. Bureaucrats in Washington looking for a silver lining to the economic downturn may want...
[February 26, 2009, 8:23]
CryptoGraf Messaging v2.50 S60 3rd Ed Samsung
Downloads Send Message Keep SecretThe Best Security for Mobile to Encrypt SMS and MMS.Features: - Easy use within S60 Mobile Messaging app - Securely Encrypt SMS and MMS with CryptoGraf Messaging - Hide Messages from S60 Mobile Messaging app - Peer to Peer...
[December 16, 2008, 7:00]
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox review
Reviews Available in capacities ranging from 2GB (£60) up to 8GB (£140), the DataTraveler BlackBox meets all US federal requirements established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Gaining FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification requires...
[August 26, 2008, 9:35]
Researchers cut costs of quantum cryptography
News One of the major costs in quantum cryptography is for photon measurement detectors, which can cost between $5,000 (£2,500) and $20,000 (£10,000), according to Nist. In quantum cryptography, polarisation of light can be used to carry encoded...
[June 3, 2008, 15:58]
Microsoft FDCC Webcast Series: FIPS Challenges
White Papers This webcast will define FIPS; outline common problems when the FIPS is enabled; give examples of how to handle many FIPS issues; and provide basic information on how to report non-FIPS compliant web sites and applications to NIST for review.
[May 30, 2008, 1:01]
NERC gets Aurora slap on the wrist
Blog Not only did they propose cybersecurity standards that - according to the GAO and NIST - are inadequate for protecting critical national infrastructure, but throughout the Committee’s investigation they continued to provide misleading statements...
[May 28, 2008, 16:49]
US gov't: Treat personal data 'like toxic waste'
News Information which can be used or combined to identify individuals should be treated like a hazardous substance by those charged with looking after it, according to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) senior supervisory computer...
[April 10, 2008, 12:02]
DieHardTest
Downloads DieHardTest, a Macintosh GUI wrapping the famed NIST Die Hard Randomness Test Suite Select test suite options. Provide a 10-12MB file to test for randomness. Examine and optionally save as a text file the results.
[March 27, 2008, 7:29]
HS TimeSync
Downloads TimeSync will get the current time from a NIST server and adjusts the PC clock if necessary with an accuracy that is within a few seconds. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
[November 13, 2007, 13:18]
Contingency Planning: Meeting HIPAA Security Rule Requirements
White Papers In this webcast, you will examine the NIST classifications of threats, the classification of information categories, and the types of backup sites and other solution options that your organization can consider for disaster recovery purposes.
[October 30, 2007, 21:21]
CryptoGraf Messaging v2.50 S60 3rd Ed Nokia
Downloads Send Message Keep SecretThe Best Security for Mobile to Encrypt SMS and MMS.Features: - Easy use within S60 Mobile Messaging app - Securely Encrypt SMS and MMS with CryptoGraf Messaging - Hide Messages from S60 Mobile Messaging app - Peer to Peer...
[July 8, 2007, 8:00]
Are these wires the future of crypto?
Blog The NIST system shoots out photons at a wavelength compatible with existing fibre-optic telecoms networks. so if you want more details, take a look at the NIST researchers' paper here: http://w3.antd.nist.gov/quin.shtml.
[June 12, 2007, 18:19]
