So why don’t the government and systems integrators just go out and turn on their TPMs already? First, the management technology they’ve decided upon was only recently made available, and this will soon move to the pilot stage for proof of concept for Cyber Command. The government is also working with the major PC OEMs to implement a process whereby they can initialize legacy TPMs in older machines (newer PCs are being delivered w/ TPMs turned on) without any physical touch aside from PCs needing to be powered up overnight. This feature should soon be ready. Finally, before TPMs are activated the BIOS in each machine will need to be refreshed with tools provided by the PC OEMs. I heard two estimates on timing for implementation with DoD: 6 months and mid-2012. Then we’ll finally begin the process across government and industry to close the doors on the outlaws of trust.
NATO launches 2012 cyber defence procurement - 23/09/2011
This is a complex project, with a short deadline – end of 2012,” said Georges D’hollander, NC3A General Manager, “We have given Industry 90-days to compile their bids – thirty days longer than the minimum required period - and will be hosting a bidder’s conference within the next thirty-days. It is our hope that this extra time will avoid bid extensions that could jeopardize the Lisbon Summit deadline.
LEE, MA--(Marketwire -09/20/11)- Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX - News) today unveiled Wave Endpoint Monitor, the industry's first solution that leverages an industry standard security chip for detecting and mitigating malware and other Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) that lurk surreptitiously in host systems, stealing confidential data that can then be exploited for economic, political or strategic gain. Wave Endpoint Monitor is being demonstrated this week at the 2nd Annual NSA Trusted Computing Conference in Orlando, Fla., with commercial availability anticipated by the end of 2011.
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