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Reusable Trusted Identities on the Internet, the Smoke Is Billowing, but Will the Concept Finally Catch Fire?
March 05, 2013
The concept of reusing credentials is nothing new. A host of standards and technologies have grown up over the last decade. SAML, WS-Federation, OAuth, OpenID, and others, have matured from nascent concepts to standards with broad adoption in COTS products. These standards continue to evolve to…
New Executive Order Will Help Resolve Complex Problems Facing Critical Infrastructure
February 27, 2013
The White House has received considerable praise for highlighting Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity in the State of the Union speech this year, and the Executive Order that accompanied the speech takes several important steps in resolving the complex problems facing industry, governments and…
How secure is your Personal Health Information?
February 22, 2013
Have you ever thought about the accuracy of your health records? How secure do you think they are as they are used by and exchanged between various health providers? At Electrosoft, we are currently working with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) to provide interoperable…
NIST Releases Updated Electronic Authentication Guideline for Public Comment
February 13, 2013
An updated version of the Electronic Authentication Guideline was released by NIST last Tuesday (2/5/13) – go to http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/800-63-2/sp800_63_2_draft.pdf to view the updated draft…
Electrosoft Launches FedRAMP Practice for Cloud Security
December 07, 2012
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that was established to help streamline security assessments for Cloud Service Providers (CSP). FedRAMP strives to accelerate the adoption of secure cloud solutions by increasing confidence in the…
NIST Releases Test Framework for Upgrading Smart Electrical Meters
July 12, 2012
On July 10, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published its draft guidelines to provide a testing framework for securely and remotely upgrading smart electrical meter firmware. Electrosoft developed Draft NISTIR 7823 under contract to NIST in support of the Smart…
