NIST zooms in on iris recognition
The Irex program is a collaboration between NIST and industry to develop interoperability standards for iris recognition, which is emerging as a technology for strong authentication. The first step evaluated the effectiveness of recognition algorithms with image standards.
Identity crisis: The threat of bulk thefts
Most reported cases of identity theft come from old-fashioned theft of wallets, purses and PCs, one study shows. But the sheer bulk of data available on servers and company computers makes those types of risks frightening.
DOD modernizes cryptographic device
The Defense Department is modernizing its cryptographic key fill technology, replacing its currently used yet obsolete KYK-13 devices with Really Simple Key Loader from Sypris Electronics.
With encryption effort, Education built on others' work
The Education Department is the first to integrate full-disk encryption with PIV cards for laptop access, but the department did not try to reinvent the wheel.
Education chases Holy Grail of security
The Education Department shoots for a trifecta of PIV access control, simplified sign-on and data encryption for laptop computers.
Survey reinforces growing insecurity about IT security
A survey by out-of-band authentication provider PhoneFactor finds a growing percentage of IT security and authentication professionals are worried about the security of their data.
DOD approves new credentials for security professionals
The Defense Department approved the (ISC) 2 Certification and Accreditation Professional, which requires that all DOD information assurance workers obtain a professional certification accredited under the global ANSI/ISO/IEC Standard 17024.
Army cooks up new technology in AKO lab
A new test lab for the Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online (AKO/DKO) Web portal gives service officials a safe and efficient way to test new applications and technologies for the site.
What you can do on AKO
Here are some of the features on the Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online (AKO/DKO) Web portals.
CAIMR takes on the many facets of identity management
The Center for Applied Identity Management Research, an organization of industry, academic and government representatives, is building a road map for improving how we determine just who we are and who we are dealing with when online.
State Department deploys electronic asset-tracking system
The State Department plans to tag 10,000 mission-critical technology assets with passive radio frequency identification (RFID) devices to save money and increase security.
Getting your fingerprints on Windows 7
Windows Biometric Framework should make middleware compatibility easier.
Project at a glance: Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
More than 1.7 million vehicles and 2.5 million travelers’ identities validated in the first week of operation without any increase in wait time.
CBP's border system tests include a drive-through sandbox
For its border-crossing system, Customs and Border Protection had to optimize the best configuration of radio frequency identification antennas in the lane, how to tune and angle the antennas, and how to set the radiated power for best performance in reading RFID-enabled cards
Consolidated ID cards and automated checkpoint systems streamline the flow at border crossings
On June 1, the project to deploy the new system at the 39 largest ports of entry was completed – on time and on budget, processing more than 1.7 million vehicles and 2.5 million travelers in the first week. More than 90 percent of the travelers had WHTI-compliant IDs, and the automated verification system had a query response time of less than two seconds.
5 key challenges to DOD's cybersecurity
Robert Lentz, DOD's chief security officer, who is retiring after nine years, highlights DOD's accomplishments in information assurance and cybersecurity, and lays out the five biggest challenges that remain.
Single sign-on protocol gains steam as more products are certified
Eight identity management products from seven vendors -- including Microsoft, SAP and Siemens -- have earned interoperability certification for Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0.
Denial-of-service-attack worries dominate Cisco patching
If the latest semiannual round of security advisories from Cisco are any indication, DOS attacks continue to be a serious — and largely unsolvable — problem for networks.
How OpenID can lighten the load on user authentication schemes
By partnering with OpenID, the federal government plans to take advantage of authentication platforms in the commercial and open-source sectors to give users a single account for government services that are not sensitive in nature.
DOD asset-tracking tool wins Kantara award for innovative ID management
The Defense Department's Synchronized Pre-Deployment and Operational Tracker earns the Kantara Initiative's Identity Deployment of the Year award for its innovative use of Web-based technology to track contractor assets in the field.
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