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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
FORT MEADE, Md., Jan. 14, 2020 — On January 14, Microsoft released a set of patches for the Windows platform. While all of ...
Thursday, December 12, 2019
New biometric research data — ranging from fingerprints to facial photographs and iris scans — is now available from the ...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Marine Corps plans to field a portable biometric capability that discerns friend from ...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
The <a href="https://www.dc3.mil/" alt='Link will open in a new window.' ...
Thursday, November 14, 2019
The National Institute of Standards and Technology hopes to dispel some of the myths surrounding data security and access ...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Greetings friends, colleagues and mission partners! I am thankful for the opportunity to work with and for each of you, ...
Monday, October 21, 2019
WASHINGTON (NNS) (NNS) -- Cyber threats against federal agencies, including across the Department of Defense and the U.S. ...
Thursday, October 10, 2019
October is not all skeletons and jack-o-lanterns; there are also scary things that live in cyberspace. October is National ...
Thursday, October 10, 2019
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 1 Revision 5, Recommendation for Key ...
October-December 2019 Issue
When we consider cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities, we often think of external actors. Indeed, external actors work ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
No matter how secure a computer network or the environment it's used in may seem to be, users should just assume ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s assured identity initiative, which focuses on advancing how federal agencies ...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The Army Futures Command, or AFC, is developing wearable identity authentication and ...
Friday, July 19, 2019
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) released a draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide for public comment: ...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Traditional identity management has typically involved storing user credentials, such as username-password combinations, in ...
July-September 2019 Issue
Dr. Ray A. Letteer is the Deputy Branch Head, Compliance Branch, Cybersecurity Section of the Command, Control, ...
July-September 2019 Issue
-- Develop and maintain an engaged and capable workforce.
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Friday, May 24, 2019
The National Institute of Standards and Technology announces the publication of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2 ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia -- Marine Corps Systems Command sent a group of Marines and civilians to rural Indiana ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
“Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has emerged as the foundation to provide secure data transmission and internet security,” ...
Friday, May 17, 2019
The Department of Defense has explored alternatives for authenticating and verifying user access to its information systems ...
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (NNS) -- Eleven commands from across the Navy’s Information Warfare (IW) community will come together ...
April-June 2019 Issue
The conference schedule is now available for the DON IT Conference, East Coast 2019. It has been approved for June 3-5, ...
Thursday, March 7, 2019
In person registration closed on March 4, 2019 for the NIST Threshold Cryptography Workshop but NIST is <a href=" ...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
DoD is required to use strong authentication credentials for network and IT system access, and the Common Access Card (CAC) ...
January-March 2019 Issue
SAN DIEGO (NNS) – Capt. Kris Kearton, Director of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command's Office of Compliance and Assessment, spoke ...
October-December 2018 Issue
Registration is now open for the DON IT Conference, West Coast 2019. It has been approved for February 13-15, 2019, and will ...
October-December 2018 Issue
<strong>The Navy Approach to Insider Threat</strong>
<p>Since the days of the Chelsea Manning and ...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for $49 million to Enterprise, LLC of ...
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Greetings!
<p>Last month DISA hosted the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s Defensive Cyber ...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
The federal government’s new system for background investigations made its first public appearance at the Armed Forces ...
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Experts at recognizing faces often play a crucial role in criminal cases. A photo from a security camera can mean prison or ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The terms Cyber Security, Cyber Space, and Cyber Domain are prevalent in all major news outlets and within the conference ...
Monday, May 7, 2018
WASHINGTON -- <a href="http://www.stratcom.mil/Media/Factsheets/Factsheet.../us-cyber-command-uscybercom/" ...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station San Diego (NCTS SD) held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval ...
April-June 2018 Issue
Department of the Navy information management and information technology professionals gathered together to learn about the ...
April-June 2018 Issue
By some accounts, Russian meddling in the US election system may have originated from the depths of a hot dog cart. It’s a ...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
WASHINGTON -- The Army Cyber Command is recruiting a variety of cybersecurity talent from industry, government and academia ...
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Rear Adm. Nancy Norton, vice director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, <a ...
Friday, June 23, 2017
NIST has finalized <a href="http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html#SP-800-63-3" alt='Link will open ...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Today’s environment is filled with examples of technology designed to connect Airmen to the internet: ...
January-March 2017 Issue
<a href="http://www.defense.gov/About-DoD/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/602710" alt='Link will open in ...
January-March 2017 Issue
The privacy of an individual is a fundamental right that must be respected and protected. While improved handling and ...
January-March 2017 Issue
The threat of tax return identity theft remains a growing problem. Learn the signs of potential fraudulent activity, how to ...
Thursday, November 3, 2016
“Anyone trying to secure their networks must have some kind of hunt capability,” said John Hickey, cyber development ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Earlier this year, the Administration announced a series of policy decisions to streamline and enhance how the Federal ...
October-December 2016 Issue
As you might imagine, Marine Corps C4 has a substantial to-do list to expand information technology connectivity for ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
This <a ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2016 — The Defense Department supports strong encryption to protect military capabilities and ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2016 — Transparency and intelligence seem like mutually exclusive terms, but they are not, the ...
July-September 2016 Issue
On Aug. 18, the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen launched a valiant new plan for DoD IT ...
July-September 2016 Issue
Remember Clinger-Cohen and the original Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), when it was called the ...
July-September 2016 Issue
<strong><em>Introduction</strong><br/>
For the CHIPS July-September privacy theme edition, the DON ...
July-September 2016 Issue
This Privacy Tip provides guidance regarding the reproduction (copy, scan, or other means) of CAC and military ...
July-September 2016 Issue
I want to update you on what the Department of the Navy is doing to protect sensitive personal data from compromise. As you ...
July-September 2016 Issue
A few weeks ago an unknown person walked into a mobile phone store, claimed to be me, asked to upgrade my mobile phones, and ...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- Two new mobile apps designed for Sailors to complete required Navy General Military Training (GMT) ...
April-June 2016 Issue
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) Robert Foster recognized more than 10 ...
Friday, April 1, 2016
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of a document outlining its process ...
April-June 2016 Issue
The Department of Defense introduced the concept of the Joint Information Environment (JIE) to enable a secure information ...
Monday, February 1, 2016
Registration is open for the DON IT Conference, West Coast 2016, until February 5. It has been approved for February 17-18, ...
Thursday, January 28, 2016
NIST announces the final release of <a href="http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2016/NIST.IR.8055.pdf" ...
January-March 2016 Issue
From novice hackers to nation-state actors, Department of Defense (DoD) information systems and networks continue to face a ...
January-March 2016 Issue
Efforts to upgrade from the use of the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA)-1 standard, to SHA-256 are well underway by information ...
January-March 2016 Issue
The theft of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from major retailers, financial institutions and the Federal ...
January-March 2016 Issue
LT John Smith looked up from his iPhone, his eyes wide with shock. He looked quickly to his left and right, checking to see ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
<strong>When Information Is Lost or Exposed</strong>
<p>Did you recently get a notice that says your ...
October-December 2015 Issue
Registration is now open for the DON IT Conference, West Coast 2016. It has been approved for February 17-18, 2016, and will ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2015 — Defense and deterrence are two of the highest priorities for bolstering the nation’s ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced Sept. 21 that it will ...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center and Office of Personnel Management are urging those personnel impacted ...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
<a href="http://www.navy.mil/docs/ALNAV-072-15.pdf" alt='Link will open in a new window.' target='whole'> ...
Friday, September 4, 2015
Quickly moving through security checkpoints by showing your hand to a scanner seems straight out of science fiction, but the ...
Monday, August 17, 2015
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is seeking collaborators to provide products and technical expertise ...
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
The Office of Personnel Management cybersecurity resource center is located at <a ...
Monday, July 13, 2015
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2015 – U.S. Office of Personnel Management officials yesterday announced the results of the interagency ...
Friday, July 10, 2015
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July-September 2015 Issue
<a href="http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/About/Senior-Executives/Biographies/Page,%20C.pdf" alt='Link will ...
July-September 2015 Issue
In 2008 the Department of Defense directed the services and other DoD agencies to reduce or eliminate the use of the SSN ...
July-September 2015 Issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) today announced ...
July-September 2015 Issue
We've all heard the warnings about identity theft. We've been briefed on what to look for. Check your credit reports, check ...
Monday, June 29, 2015
There are two OPM data breach incidents.
<p>OPM became aware of the first incident on April 2015 of the ...
Thursday, June 25, 2015
The recent intrusions into U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) systems that house personnel and background ...
Friday, June 19, 2015
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its technical specifications and guidance for the next ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
A data breach at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — and you’re a current or former federal employee whose personal ...
April-June 2015 Issue
The Department of the Navy (DON) ActivIdentity Enterprise Software License (ESL) Agreement is saving millions of dollars ...
January-March 2015 Issue
Marine Corps Forces Cyber Command (MARFORCYBER) faces a big challenge often experienced by other cyber agencies — achieving ...
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Starting in January, Defense Department government travel card holders will begin receiving new ...
October-December 2014 Issue
SUFFOLK, Va. (Oct. 1, 2014) –Navy Information Dominance Forces (NAVIDFOR) Command stood up today as the U.S. Navy’s newest ...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Seeking to expand the nation’s capability to detect and identify materials that are not easily visualized by conventional ...
Monday, September 15, 2014
<a href="http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/About/Senior-Executives/Biographies/Sawyer,%20D.pdf" alt='Link will ...
July-September 2014 Issue
The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (N2/N6) is the Navy's lead office for resourcing ...
July-September 2014 Issue
<a href=" http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/About/Senior-Executives/Biographies/Sawyer,%20D.pdf" alt='Link will ...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Under the DON ESL IT Efficiencies initiative, the Department of the Navy Enterprise Software Licensing ActivIdentity Blanket ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014
By adapting superconducting technology used in advanced telescope cameras, researchers at the National Institute of ...
Thursday, September 5, 2013
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued an updated version of the standard specification ...
January-March 2011 Issue
How do thieves steal an identity? Identity theft starts with the misuse of an individual's personally identifiable ...
January-March 2011 Issue
The Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) began as a revolutionary idea more than 10 years ago when the question was posed: What ...
April-June 2010 Issue
The Secretary of Defense has embraced public key cryptography as a critical component of defense-in-depth and contributor to ...
January-March 2010 Issue
The December 2008 report written by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cybersecurity ...
October-December 2009 Issue
The following is a recently reported compromise of personally identifiable information (PII) involving the theft of storage ...
April-June 2008 Issue
All Department of the Navy personnel should continue to increase their level of awareness about properly safeguarding ...
April-June 2007 Issue
The Department of Defense (DoD) is modifying the current Common Access Card (CAC) to meet the mandates of Homeland Security ...
October-December 2006 Issue
October 2006 marked the implementation date for issuing federal identification credentials in accordance with the Homeland ...
July-September 2005 Issue
<b>Active Duty Alert Helps Combat Identity Theft</b>
<p>Identity theft is a growing crime in the United ...
April-June 2005 Issue
Mentoring young professionals and guiding and inspiring the workforce is a top priority for the Navy-Marine Corps leadership ...
April-June 2005 Issue
We live in a networked world, and a networked Navy-Marine Corps team has become a reality. Information sharing with ...
October-December 2004 Issue
Identity theft occurs when a person illegally obtains another person's name; Social Security Number; bank or credit card ...
April-June 2004 Issue
Mr. Dave Wennergren, DON CIO, was recently named Chair of the new Department of Defense (DoD) Identity Management Senior ...
October-December 2002 Issue
If you want to cross the quarterdeck of Navy hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20), you'll need a new article of ...
April-June 2002 Issue
On January 23, 2002 the Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card program received an the DoD Best Practice Award, ...
January-March 2002 Issue
The Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card won a Government Technology Leadership Award on December 4, 2001. This ...
January-March 2002 Issue
From the invention of underwater warfare to the modern anti-missile defense technology of today's warfighter, the ...
July-September 2001 Issue
<i>Connecting Technology (CT) Spring 2001, May 15-17, 2001 had the honor and pleasure to have Mr. Joseph Cipriano, ...
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