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and other topics revolving around IT security.
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The Impact of TLS 1.3 and ACVTS on FIPS Certification Testing
by Marcos Portnoi, Stephan Mueller, and Viktoria Meyerhoff In 2018, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) published RFC 8446, “Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3”, a new standard for the latest version of TLS. TLS is the successor of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), which was developed by…
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On Software Supply Chains
by King Ables The attack on the SolarWinds network management platform Orion allowed a bad actor to inject malware into the product prior to it being signed and deployed to customers during a regular software update. This highlights a largely underappreciated but universal truth of the Internet age–almost…
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atsec is recognized as a NESAS Security Test Laboratory to perform Security Evaluation of Telecommunication Equipment
The GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications) organization recognizes atsec’s ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation that now allows network product evaluations against NESAS Security Assurance Specifications (SCAS). The NESAS scheme is a collaboration and jointly led by 3GPP and the GSMA, and is open to all vendors of network equipment…
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Happy Birthday atsec!
Today atsec celebrates its 21st Birthday! We can finally get a pilot license, gamble at the casino and we won’t be mad when we get carded at the ICMC! We are happy to look back on more than two interesting decades and would like to thank our customers,…
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Holiday Greetings from atsec
Our colleagues from around the world wish you Happy and Healthy Holidays and a good start into 2021.
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Biometric e-Passports
by Richard Fant Figure 1: e-Passports issued by different countries In today’s climate of COVID-19, domestic travel has become difficult, and international travel almost impossible. Many US airlines now require their passengers to submit to a COVID-19 test within 24-48 hours prior to travel to prove the traveler…
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atsec at the (virtual) International Common Criteria Conference (ICCC) 2020
atsec participated in ICCC 2020 from November 16th through 18th, which for the first time had to be held fully virtualized due to the worldwide pandemic. The ICCC used the same conference platform as for the ICMC 2020. In addition to attending the ICCC 2020, a number of…
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You Raise Me Up – ICMC 2020
It has become an atsec tradition to produce an animation with an FIPS-relevant topic for the ICMC. This year it has the transition from FIPS 140-2 to FIPS 140-3 as the subject – with a personal touch. Yi Mao presented the animation during her opening speech at the…
