Western Illinois University

Information Security Program Policy

This document establishes the policy for the Information Security Program at Western Illinois University (WIU). The formation of this policy is driven by many factors, including the need to protect ...
Network World

NIST SP800-53 Rev. 3: Risk Management Framework Underpins the Security Life Cycle

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) SP 800-53 provides a unified information security framework to achieve information system security and effective risk ...
AFCEA

Cloud-Based Systems Security Must Be Shared

Security is among the single greatest concern government agencies have about moving their systems to the cloud. Although it offers significant benefits, cloud computing continues to raise questions ...
Washington Technology

NIST moves a step closer to a unified security framework

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has collaborated with the military and intelligence communities to produce the first set of security controls for all government information systems, ...
ZDNet

Google and Salesforce create cybersecurity baseline for companies checking vendors

Google and Salesforce have announced the creation of a vendor-neutral security baseline called the Minimum Viable Security Product (MVSP), which they said was an effort to "raise the bar for security ...
Security

Keeper Security completes Authorization meeting FedRAMP Revision 5 Controls

Keeper Security today announces that it has successfully completed the transition to Revision 5 Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) security controls baseline. Based on a ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 22H2 adds kernel exploit protection to security baseline

Microsoft has released the final version of security configuration baseline settings for Windows 11, version 22H2, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. "This release ...
SD Times

OpenSSF creates Project Security Baseline

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...
LinuxInsider

Is a Security Baseline Enough for Open-Source Software?

In February, The Linux Foundation’s Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) initiated the Open Source Project Security Baseline (OSPS Baseline) to establish minimum security requirements for ...
Computer Weekly

Risk management: Baseline management and control

Human resources personnel should follow well-defined in-processing and out-processing procedures. Conduct criminal background investigations, credit checks and employment verification for all ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 10 20H2 adds faster malware detection to security baseline

Microsoft announced the security baseline draft release for Windows 10 and Windows Server, version 20H2, as well as the intention to include the Microsoft Defender Antivirus 'Block At First Sight' ...