Defense Information Systems Agency

Type: Organization

Name: Defense Information Systems Agency

Nationality: United States

Web Address: http://www.disa.mil

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Citrix Systems Inc

Citrix Receiver now supports Android smart-card authentication

Many federal agencies have taken steps to begin implementing mobile work environments, though security remains a concern. When GCN last year reviewed the Citrix Receiver software, we found it had good security for in-transit data, but did nothing for ... [Published GCN - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Citrix Systems Inc, Google Android, Authentication, Bluetooth, Smart Card

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 3 reports

DISA Team Develops New STIG Process

American Forces Press ServiceFort George G. Meade, Md., May 24, 2013 – While recent spotlights have focused on the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Field Security Operations approval of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) for the latest ... [Published Elites TV - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Defense Information Systems Agency, Information Assurance, Security

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

New Mobile Device Policy Gives Options to Pentagon, Opportunities for Industry

Body: By Valerie InsinnaThe Defense Information Systems Agency recently approved implementation guidelines for a variety of smartphones and tablets, which will greatly expand the types of devices Defense Department employees can carry with them.The Defense ... [Published National Defense Magazine - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Defense Information Systems Agency, BlackBerry, Apple iOS 6, Samsung Group

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

DOD Cloud Adoption Helps U.S. Troops Stay Connected

Soldiers at the Fort Stewart, Ga. Education Center work on class material and catch up on their e-mail. The adoption of the cloud by U.S. Department of Defense has helped soliders in the United States and deployed abroad to stay connected with their families. ... [Published Data Center Knowledge - May 24 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure, Defense Information Systems Agency, Adoption

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Defense Information Systems Agency

DISA Voice Services Purchases Voice Encryption Device from EADS North America

—The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has signed an agreement with EADS North America to purchase three units of its ECTOCRYP® Black high-capacity secure voice encryption device. The device, which recently was approved for operation by the National ... [Published Prlog - May 24 2013]

Entities: Cassidian, EADS North America, Defense Information Systems Agency

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Printemps

Unions seek probe of Qatari buyout of famed French store

(MENAFN - AFP) Unions at the French department store Printemps have asked authorities open a probe into what they call opaque finances in the sale of the luxury ... [Published MENAFN - May 23 2013]

Entities: Qatar, Buyout, Printemps

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

DISA to try again for big data cloud storage

The Defense Information Systems Agency will re-open to competition a sole-source contract it just awarded for big data storage after potential competitors emerged to pursue the advanced cloud services contract.DISA said in a May 20 notice that it would ... [Published GCN - May 23 2013]

Entities: Defense Information Systems Agency, Big Data, Paul McCloskey, Surveillance

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

MARFORRES scores highest Marine Corps security rating in recent inspection

Marine Forces Reserve has the most efficient cyber security and physical security in the Marine Corps, according to a recent security inspection conducted by the Defense Information Systems Agency. DISA visited Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans ... [Published United States Marine Corps - May 23 2013]

Entities: US Marine Corps, Defense Information Systems Agency, Security

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

DISA Voice Services Purchases Voice Encryption Device From EADS North America Marketwired

ECTOCRYP(R) Black is a high-capacity secure voice encryption device. Compared to other Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol devices, ECTOCRYP(R) Black's combination of high capacity, relatively small size and programmability enables options ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 22 2013]

Entities: EADS North America, Defense Information Systems Agency, Cassidian

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Thumbs Up for iPhones at DoD

DoD approves Apple iPhones, iPads for military use(Staff file photo)Filed UnderThe Defense Department will allow government-issued iPhones and iPads to connect to the military’s networks, the Pentagon announced Friday.The Defense Information Systems Agency ... [Published DefenseNews.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Defense Information Systems Agency, iPhone, Apple Inc, iPad

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

Pentagon approves iPhones, iPads for military use

Apple's iPhone and iPad have been approved by the Defense Information Systems Agency for use on the Pentagon's networks, Federal Times reports.DISA approved Apple mobile devices using the iOS 6 operating system. But DISA only approved government-issued ... [Published Washington Business Journal - May 20 2013]

Entities: iPad, Defense Information Systems Agency, iPhone

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Google, DISA Launch User ID Pilot

The Department of Defense (DOD) is taking tentative steps with Google to tackle one of the primary obstacles to adopting commercial cloud computing: the need to reliably authenticate users.The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) confirmed that it ... [Published TechWeb - May 20 2013]

Entities: Defense Information Systems Agency, Authentication, Google Inc, Google Apps

Quotes

"As with all progressive development, we have to adapt methods and processes to best support our customers" Sherald said. "Ultimately, the warfighters depend on our adaptability."

DISA Team Develops New STIG Process [Published Elites TV - 19 hours ago]

"If we're allowing additional devices to be approved, we have to make sure that we're not [just] telling people, 'This is the way you will use them, and this is the binder to tell you that,' because the risk with that, again, is of human error — not necessarily being malicious, but just being forgetful or making a mistake,” Busseri said."

New Mobile Device Policy Gives Options to Pentagon, Opportunities for Industry [Published National Defense Magazine - 23 hours ago]

"We have turned to the prosecutor because we have discovered multiple financial arrangements in the sale specifying exorbitant commissions and intermediaries which also get exorbitant sums" said Bernard Demarcq, the spokesman for the unions at the store chain

Unions seek probe of Qatari buyout of famed French store [Published MENAFN - May 23 2013]

Under the headline, "Yes, heads should roll at the IRS," Ezra Klein points out that, at the very least, "A number of IRS employees developed criteria that was politically biased both in appearance and in effect. They were reined in once by their superiors, and then they changed the criteria again, and had to be reined in a second time. Their actions called the fairness of the agency into question and kicked off a national scandal. Even if their intent was pure, they showed bad judgment, more than a bit of incompetence, and perhaps even a touch of insubordination."

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Blogs

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Pentagon Approves Use of Apple iPhones, iPads [Published Defense Tech - May 21 2013] The U.S. Defense Department has released a security guide for smart phones and tablet computers made by Apple Inc., setting the stage for their wider use on military networks. The Pentagon’s Defense Information Systems Agency last week approved a so-called ...
Google, DISA Launch User ID Pilot [Published InformationWeek Security News - May 20 2013] Defense Department and Google pilot test seeks more secure ways to authenticate users on commercial cloud services. ...
U.S. DOD decides iPhones and iPads can connect ... [Published Help Net Security - News - May 20 2013] The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) of the U.S. Department of Defense has approved the use of government-issued iOS 6 devices when connecting to its military networks, adding them to the pre... ...
US Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devi... [Published PC World: Techlog - May 20 2013] Devices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department moves to support multivendor mobile devices and operating systems. The Defense Information Systems Agency ...
Officials approve implementation guides for mob... [Published militaryfeed.com - May 04 2013] 5/3/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Pentagon officials yesterday approved the security technical implementation guides for BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, as well as Samsung’s Android Knox, ...

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