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atsec’s Yi Mao Interviewed on the TopCyberPro Podcast
Written by Evan Barnett Dr. Yi Mao, CEO of atsec information security US, recently joined host Jim West on the TopCyberPro podcast to discuss the Common Criteria and FIPS standards. They went into the fundamentals and history of each standard before diving into the impacts and implications of…
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Exciting Milestone: First atsec Cybersecurity Certificates Issued for Common Criteria
Written by Rasma Mozuraite Araby We are thrilled to announce that atsec’s Certification Body (CB) officially issued its first cybersecurity certificates for Common Criteria. This achievement represents atsec’s readiness for the upcoming European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme (EUCC), positioning our Certification Body at the forefront of cybersecurity compliance in…
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Changes Coming to NIAP Entropy Assessment Reports in 2025
“What do you say to a room full of DRBGs standing around you? Everyone, please be seeded.” -Quin, atsec tester When things change, it can help to approach that change with a light heart like this.Recently, NIAP announced that Entropy Assessment Reports (EARs) must include a NIST Entropy…
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EUCC and Cybersecurity Certification in Europe
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) hosted a cybersecurity certification conference on April 18, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. The conference very much focused on the implementation of the EUCC – European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme. This scheme, based on the established Common Criteria (CC), aims to harmonize cybersecurity…
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atsec at the International Common Criteria Conference 2023
As in previous years, atsec is attending the International Common Criteria Conference, this time in Washington DC from October 31st to November 2nd 2023. We invite you to come and talk to us at our booth (#10) or attend our colleagues’ contributions to the conference:
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CC:2022 is HERE!
Update: We greatly appreciate all the feedback we received on this blog article. For new updates, please see our revised handy overview to the new CC:2022 at the end of the blog article. It all started with Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC or Orange Book) in 1983;…
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atsec information security is now operating a Certification Body accredited according to ISO/IEC 17065
We are pleased to announce that atsec information security AB has been accredited as a certification body by SWEDAC, the national accreditation body in Sweden, to provide Common Criteria (CC) certifications of IT products. With over 20 years of experience as a CC evaluation lab, atsec has taken…
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The International Common Criteria Conference (ICCC) 2022
After two years of virtualized conferences, the ICCC was back in person once again. The ICCC 2022 was held from November 15-17 in Toledo, Spain. It was a welcoming feeling to meet face-to-face with our customers, certification bodies, and peers alike. We reconnected with familiar faces and made…
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BSI approves core security functions of iPhone and iPad
We want to draw your attention to the following publication issued by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI): https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Service-Navi/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/Presse2022/221005_Apple_Sicherheitsfunktionen.html In a nutshell for the non-German readers, the article states that Apple has agreed to an independent evaluation of the core security functions of iOS and iPadOS…
