BYO3: The tools of telework expand with the mobile workforce
Telework Week gets tens of thousands of feds to try working from home, and they're not all using an agency-issued laptop.
FIDO plans to eradicate bad passwords, bolster online identification
The Fast Identity Online Alliance will release a protocol to make secure log-in more user friendly, making it easy to replace passwords with stronger authentication.
FedRAMP is proving to be a tough test for cloud providers
Some cloud providers struggle to meet requirements such as multi-factor authentication, FIPS 140-2 compliance and providing a complete boundary definition, GSA's Kathy Conrad says.
The 4 levels of authentication in a mobile world
The growing use of remote devices to access government resources spurs NIST to revise its guide on how to select the right authentication technology for groups of users.
Authentication with cloud, BYOD: It's complicated
The growth of IT services across the enterprise makes identifying users complex, but three government efforts aim to standardize and simplify access control.
Single sign-on, trusted identities move closer to reality
As government pilots work out the details cross-platform authentication, ID systems by Google and Microsoft offer a preview of how they would work.
Does the IRS really know who you are?
Identity theft could be costing the government billions of dollars a year in fraudulent tax refunds, and it is hard to say whether the shift to electronic tax filing is a boon or a bane.
Is there a uniform way to handle online identities?
NIST proposes a model for maintaining and revoking user identities in an increasingly complex online world.
USPS to pilot cloud-based federal ID credential hub
The Postal Service has been tapped to build a pilot identity credential hub that would simplify secure access for citizens to online government services.
Other cyber shoe waiting to drop on BYOD
Lax security could soon threaten the gains agencies have made by letting employees use their own mobile devices for work, a new study says. There are basic protective steps agencies can take now.
An emerging target for cyber attacks: Trust
A new study of the evolving cyber threat landscape identifies a half-dozen areas likely to be high-profile targets in the immediate future, including something called "trust infrastructure."
How do you know if your data is in good hands? Here's how.
NIST offers a scheme for trusted geolocation, a way to ensure that resources agencies use in the cloud are kept secure.
Agencies need to put the "I" into security
Today's systems, policies and procedures were developed to lock information down, not to share it securely. Interoperable credentials could be the key.
Agencies could get a cloud hub for trusted identities
The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is considering commercial cloud services for authenticating third-party credentials of users accessing government websites.
5 programs break down the elements of an identity ecosystem
Groups will run a variety of pilots for trusted identities covering areas ranging from first-responder authentication and secure business transactions to the exchange of health care information.
Technologies for trusted online identities put to the test
NSTIC is funding five pilot programs that mark a major step toward creating a digital identity ecosystem to enable greater online transactions by government and the private sector.
5 fearless tech predictions for 2013
Here's what to look for in emerging technology for government during the next year.
Good Vault wears iPhone security on its sleeve
Good Technology's product fits over an iPhone 4 or 4s and contains a smart-card or microSD reader for two-factor authentication.
Dual passwords can keep phishers at bay
The all-too-easy hack of South Carolina's Department of Revenue could have been prevented by a dual-password system. How does it work?
CBP wants smart-phone scanners for border officials
Customs and Border Protection is looking for technology that would allow officers to scan documents and fingerprints with their mobile devices.
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