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NIST Approves CNLABS for USGv6 Testing Program

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has approved CNLABS as an accredited test laboratory for the USGv6 program.

Key Points: 
  • With the approval, CNLABS becomes the second lab accredited by NIST to undertake product testing for the USGv6 program globally.
  • USGv6 Test Program strengthens the commitment to maintain synchronization with the industry-driven IPv6 Ready Logo program to minimize testing requirements on vendors.
  • The USGv6 Test Program provides the means to assess product compliance with the IPv6 requirements specified under the USGv6 Profile.
  • CNLABS is proud to be accredited by NIST for the USGv6 program.

Keyfactor Sponsors the Legion of the Bouncy Castle to Fuel Innovation and Support for Bouncy Castle APIs

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Monday, December 19, 2022

Keyfactor , the machine and IoT identity platform for modern enterprises, today announced that it will sponsor the Legion of the Bouncy Castle, the charitable organization behind Bouncy Castle .

Key Points: 
  • Keyfactor , the machine and IoT identity platform for modern enterprises, today announced that it will sponsor the Legion of the Bouncy Castle, the charitable organization behind Bouncy Castle .
  • As a sponsor, Keyfactor will support Bouncy Castle to maintain its Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) certification.
  • These support services help developers effectively use Bouncy Castle APIs by accelerating their problem solving and resolving any needed customization needs, allowing teams to focus on developing their application.
  • “Keyfactor is committed to keeping Bouncy Castle open-source so all developers have a cost-effective and efficient way to introduce certified cryptography into their applications.

SBD is Awarded the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Security Operations Support Services Interim Task Order

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Friday, July 29, 2022

VIENNA, Va., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutions By Design II, LLC (SBD), a leader in cybersecurity, management consulting, technology services, and application engineering and maintenance support announced that it has been awarded the interim Task Order contract to provide Security Operations (SecOps) Support Services for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.

Key Points: 
  • VIENNA, Va., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutions By Design II, LLC (SBD), a leader in cybersecurity, management consulting, technology services, and application engineering and maintenance support announced that it has been awarded the interim Task Order contract to provide Security Operations (SecOps) Support Services for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
  • Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Information Security Division (ISD).
  • Specific task areas include support operations, incident response operations, intelligence operations, and advance threat operations.
  • SBD has been providing Security Operations using Agile methodologies at USCIS since 2013, helping USCIS achieve the CISO's vision of Security Operation Center (SOC) 2.0.

Truwl Releases Free Benchmarking Tool for Genomics

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Friday, February 4, 2022

WHITEFISH, Mont., Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truwl ( https://truwl.com ), a Montana-based bioinformatics company, announced that it is releasing a free version of its germline variant-calling benchmarking workflow to remove cost as a barrier to advancing important genomics research.

Key Points: 
  • WHITEFISH, Mont., Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truwl ( https://truwl.com ), a Montana-based bioinformatics company, announced that it is releasing a free version of its germline variant-calling benchmarking workflow to remove cost as a barrier to advancing important genomics research.
  • "We wanted to help all scientists get dependable benchmarking results fast without worrying about the cost," said Karl Sebby, Ph.D., CEO, and co-founder of Truwl.
  • Truwl chose to release variant benchmarking as its first free community edition workflow because of a widespread yet underserved need to benchmark variant calling workflows, both for computational tool development and validation of genomic assays.
  • Truwl coordinated with the GIAB team at the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) to ensure their product followed best practices.