After the Heartbleed bug, OpenSSL resolved to build a new and improved version of the ubiquitous open source encryption software. Unfortunately, the new version (1.1) was not approved for use in the federal government or other regulated industries. That is soon to change, with SafeLogic leading the effort to secure FIPS 140-2 validation for a new open source cryptographic module built for the 1.1 software! Read further for more details.

Energy Education Chief Executive Officer Randy Hoff, PE, CEM, CMVP, earned his Doctor of Engineering in Engineering Management from Southern Methodist University.

NIST's CMVP has recently been very successful in drastically reducing the government waiting time for products undergoing FIPS 140-2 validation.