Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), San Diego, CA, provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions, has announced that its Cryptographic and Security Testing Laboratory (CSTL) has achieved National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) accreditation to perform Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) testing.

SCAP tests and monitors systems for security issues such as software deficiencies, configuration issues and other vulnerabilities. The testing helps to ensure that a computer's configuration is within the guidelines set by the Federal Desktop Core Configuration, a group of security-sensitive configuration settings developed by NIST and the National Security Agency.

The SAIC CSTL is one of the first laboratories accredited in this new security assurance program. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget mandated that government agencies use SCAP-validated tools as of Feb. 1.

Source: SAIC