NIST has released a list of security tools that conform to it’s Security Content Automation Protocol (S-CAP). Three vendors have made the first cut. The companies are Gideon Technologies, Secure Elements and Threat Guard.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has required, in a memorandum to Federal CIOs, that “Information technology providers must use S-CAP validated tools, as they become available, to certify their products do not alter these configurations, and agencies must use these tools when monitoring use of these configurations.”
In response, NIST has established an SCAP Validation program. Independent, third-party labs have been accredited to conduct testing on products in order to validate their SCAP capabilities. Once validated, the products are listed here.
Tags: NIST S-CAP, NIST Security Tools
