What it does: The Security Content Automation Protocol provides a standardized way of managing security. Uses include verifying installation of software patches and checking a machine’s security ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released for public comment updated specifications for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), which helps ...

Bringing order and security to the patchwork quilt of computing environments in a large organization can be a daunting task. Software tools and technical specifications that allow security information ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft publication describing a new method to automate the task of verifying computer security settings. Known ...

Stephen D. Quinn, a senior computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is program manager of the interagency Information Security Automation Program and co-originator of ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recognized Tenable Network Security’s SecurityCenter 5 as a Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) validated product, certified to ...

Top-level agency leaders are often unaware of the risks their agencies face -- and content to remain that way, argues NARA's CISO. Leo Scanlon, chief information security officer of the National ...

Shavlik Technologies, a developer of software solutions for security and compliance readiness, today announced that the Shavlik Security Suite has earned Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) ...