[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, …
SSH Rekey Limits with OpenSSH
Since this article was posted, the international Network Interpretations Team has issued RFI 201824 stating that the send and receive keys can be independently rekeyed. Therefore, the requirement that the ‘aggregate’ traffic be counted is no longer mandated according to …
6 Tips to Help Avoid Surprises In Your Next Common Criteria Evaluation
Undertaking a Common Criteria (CC) evaluation should not be an opaque process from a timing, process or cost perspective. In this post, the testing experts at Lightship provide 6 practical tips to ensure that you are getting the best value …
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 …
Don’t Call it a Bash Script: Automation is Not Scripting
Or, maybe it is. In reality, the answer is that all automation is scripting but not all scripting is automation. Automation is really a maturation or evolution of scripting. Calculators script the mathematical principles defined by Thales, Pythagoras, Euclid and …
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 …
NDcPP – The devil is in the details
In this post, we identify some common problem areas for vendors complying with the Network Device Collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP). We’ll discuss how Lightship has adjusted to the new reality that every product going against the very prescriptive NDcPP will …
Lightship Security Common Criteria Test Lab
The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of Canada recently accepted Lightship Security as a Candidate Common Criteria Lab – an important milestones in the approval process to become an accredited IT security test lab. Accreditation is performed by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) …