A new trial program was launced for the C5 compliance platform designed for agencies preparing to comply with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s mandate by testing and deploying the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) for Microsoft Windows XP or Vista.  The industry leader in standards-based IT audit and compliance management, Secure Elements, tries to promote this way the industries leading solution for continuous compliance monitoring and reporting for federal agencies.

    Ned Miller, CEO, Secure Elements, stated: “We’ve been working closely with NIST to create the images and SCAP content in an effort to make compliance with the OMB mandate as painless as possible. With this trial, we are giving our federal agencies an easy way to jump start their ability to leverage the NIST security guidance AND get on a fast track to compliance with the OMB mandate.”

The platform is built on open XML standards for technical control auditing and benchmarking using the NIST security checklists, vulnerability management, and FISMA reporting that include technical control mappings for SP 800-53. Secure Elements recently announced the launch of the SCAP Risk Assessment Services, a extensive suite of consulting and education services created to offer clients with an overview of their current IT risk exposures.

Here we can find:

-   Content Management Advisory & Implementation Services
-   Strategic Advisory Services – Architecture Design, Compliance GAP Analysis & Planning
-   Compliance Assessment – Compliance Scanning & Remediation Strategies
-   Independent Verification & Validation – Evaluate Existing Applications for Compliance with FDCC
-   FISMA Compliance Services – Definition, Data Collection, Report Generation
-   Vulnerability Management & Assessment - Vulnerability Scanning & Remediation Strategies

    The company tries to develop new products that help organizations achieve IT security compliance. They help corporation to audit, evaluate, and comply with internal, industry, and regulatory policies. The solutions minimize business risk and IT management costs while raising systems performance and maintaining business continuity. Secure Elements serves organizations in the federal government and critical infrastructure markets, as well as the Global 1000. http://www.secure-elements.com.

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