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NIST Awards Electrosoft a Prime Contract to Support FIPS 201-3 Special Publication Updates

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrosoft Services, Inc., an award-winning federal IT and professional services firm specializing in cybersecurity, announced today that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded the company a contract to update some Special Publications that support the recently revised Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201-3. Under the new prime contract, Electrosoft will assist the NIST Computer Security Division with updating SP 800-73 (Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification) and 800-79 (Authorization of PIV Card Issuers and Derived PIV Credential Issuers) to align with FIPS 201-3. Electrosoft will collaborate and provide technical engineering and standards updates as a part of this contract.

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  • Under the new prime contract, Electrosoft will assist the NIST Computer Security Division with updating SP 800-73 (Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification) and 800-79 (Authorization of PIV Card Issuers and Derived PIV Credential Issuers) to align with FIPS 201-3.
  • Electrosoft will collaborate and provide technical engineering and standards updates as a part of this contract.
  • NIST updates will support the Office of Management and Budget's memorandum M-19-17, "Enabling Mission Delivery through Improved Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM)."
  • For more than 20 years, Electrosoft has been supporting NIST in the development and update of information assurance and cybersecurity standards and special publications.

National University Redesignated as National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense

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Monday, October 4, 2021
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LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With October being cybersecurity awareness month nationwide, National University is proud to announce that the U.S. National Security Agency has extended the University's designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) in recognition of the university's extensive cybersecurity curriculum.

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  • LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With October being cybersecurity awareness month nationwide, National University is proud to announce that the U.S. National Security Agency has extended the University's designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) in recognition of the university's extensive cybersecurity curriculum.
  • National University, a nonprofit with a 50-year history of serving working adult learners, educators, and veterans, was the first to receive the prestigious designation in San Diego County in 2013.
  • The redesignation of the university's master's degree program in cybersecurity extends through the academic year 2028.
  • National University was among the first institutions in San Diego to offer a master's degree in cybersecurity in 2011.