Vendors with products on NIAP’s Common Criteria Product Compliant List (PCL) may from time-to-time receive a request from NIAP for a mitigation plan addressing a given widespread vulnerability (e.g. Meltdown, Spectre etc.). This is in keeping with NIAP Policy 17 …
Canada Open for EAL4
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security recently released its updated Common Criteria (CC) Program Instructions which state that they will consider accepting EAL3 and EAL4 evaluations on a case by case basis. Evaluations were previously restricted to those claiming an …
NDcPP v2.1 endorsed by NIAP but which TDs apply?
[March 14, 2019 update] The NIAP list of TDs is now up to date with NDcPP v2.1 attribution. NIAP announced their endorsement today of version 2.1 of the Network Device collaborative Protection Profile. We’ve previously described the changes in NDcPP v2.1. …
What’s changed since NDcPP v1.0?
[March 12, 2019 Update] NDcPPv2.1 has been formally endorsed by NIAP. There are 41 products listed on the NIAP PCL that are compliant with the collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices (NDcPP) v1.0. These PCL listings will all expire within the next …
The Mother of All NIAP Protection Profiles – NDcPP
We took a strategic decision early on at Lightship Security to focus our initial Greenlight development efforts on automating the tests specified by the Network Device collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP). There are two main reasons for this: It is the …
Notable NDcPPv2.1 Changes (from v2.0e)
[March 12, 2019 Update] NDcPPv2.1 has been formally endorsed by NIAP. NDcPPv2.1 is hot off the presses from the Network iTC. It is yet to be officially accepted by NIAP for PCL usage however this is probably not too far off, …
Lightship at IAEA Meeting on Cyber Risk in the Nuclear Supply Chain
Lightship Security Director of Consulting, Lachlan Turner, was nominated by the Government of Canada to participate in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Meeting on Reducing Cyber Risks in the Supply Chain which was held at IAEA’s Headquarters in …
How to get on the NIAP Product Compliant List (PCL)
Many vendors seeking to sell hardware or software to the U.S. Government, particularly to defense and intelligence agencies, will find that cyber security product certification is mandated by federal procurement requirements (CNSSP 11) for these environments. We know, because many …
Lightship Security interview with Ottawa Business Journal
Our President Jason Lawlor talks with the Ottawa Business Journal to explain what Lightship Security is all about. Interview topics include: An introduction to Lightship Security… and why the name Lightship? Product certification and Common Criteria overview Certification at the Speed of …
Agile Assurance: Modernizing IT Product Certification
In an agile development model, software is developed in incremental, rapid cycles with the goal of continuous improvement, fast flaw remediation and improved customer experience. Agile models advocate adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, fast iterations, and rapid response to …










