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News about Common Criteria, Cryptographic Modules, Conferences
and other topics revolving around IT security.
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Cybersecurity Certification Schemes in Europe
atsec has recently participated in two conferences that focused on cybersecurity certification: the 2022 International Conference on the EU Cybersecurity Act in Brussels, Belgium, and ENISA Cybersecurity Certification Conference 2022 in Athens, Greece. atsec contributed with two presentations at the EU Cybersecurity Conference “Successful cPP Certification under the…
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atsec attended the Omnisecure conference in Berlin
After two years of video conferences, we were finally able to meet stakeholders of our community again in person as three representatives of atsec Germany attended the Omnisecure conference from June 21st through 23rd 2022 in Berlin. The Omnisecure conference has a clear focus on the German market…
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atsec virtually at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
atsec is excited to have been invited to the virtual kick-off meeting for the “Automation of the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program” at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) organized the kick-off meeting on June 1st of, 2022. It…
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NIST Entropy Source Validation Server Available
NIST plans to offer a separate validation program apart from FIPS 140 to cover entropy sources: the ESV (Entropy Source Validation) program (hereafter ESVP). As part of the new validation effort, NIST recently launched an automated system to upload the required information in a structured manner: the Entropy…
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atsec becoming first cybersecurity MetaLab
We are excited to announce that atsec information security has become the first IT Security Lab that has been accredited as a testing lab for the Metaverse. IT Security in virtual environments is as important as in the real world. While in the real world there are a…
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Happy Pi Day
From Archimedes to the bright minds of our time, atsec would like to thank all the mathematicians contributing to making our world more secure.
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Happy International Women’s Day
atsec information security wishes all women – colleagues, customers, suppliers, and partners – a wonderful International Women’s Day. atsec highly values your contribution and praises your outstandingachievements in information security.
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FIPS 140-3 Submission Scenarios
FIPS 140-3 has a more detailed set of submission scenarios than FIPS 140-2. It can be daunting to find the right scenario for your situation. The flow diagram below provides an overview and helps to explain the different scenarios. More information can be found in the FIPS 140-3…