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All About FIPS - Medical Connectivity Vlog #2
In this vlog, Greg Janke and Dan Kephart discuss the Federal Information Processing Standards, or FIPS. They discuss why it matters, what it is, and how to implement it.
FIPS 140-2
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Unboxing the Summit SOM 8M Plus Development Kit
The Summit SOM 8M Plus is our most powerful SOM yet. It is powered by NXP’s innovative i.MX 8M Plus processor and 88W8997 wireless silicon coupled with onboard NXP PMICs (PCA9450CHN and PM823UK),...
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Episode 32: Introducing the Summit Suite
The Summit Suite is the result of decades of software development in high-security environments, such as embedded medical devices. It includes our capabilities in secure and encrypted boot, key...
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Episode 30: Introducing the Summit SOM 8M Plus
The Summit SOM 8M Plus is a high-performance, secure, and robust IoT SoM that’s rugged, has reliable connectivity, and is globally certified. It's powered by NXP’s innovative i.MX 8M Plus...
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Episode 26: Our FIPS 140-2 and 140-3 Roadmap
Our 60 Series currently supports FIPS 140-2, the encryption standard widely in use in medical applications, especially government-run facilities like VA hospitals. Our FIPS certification process has...
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Episode 11: Our Approach to FIPS 140-2
In our second video on FIPS 140-2, we talk about our history with the standard, how we secured compliance in the past, and how we are targeting FIPS certification in the future. Dan Kephart, our...
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Episode 10: Understanding FIPS 140-2
FIPS 140-2 is a standard developed for the U.S. Government by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). While it's a common requirement for data handling in government applications,...
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Laird Connectivity Commits to Security and FIPS 140-2 Across Wireless Connectivity Platforms
Akron, Ohio – November 25, 2019 – Laird Connectivity, a global leader in wireless technology, has announced their investment in enhancing the security architectures across their wireless...
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FIPS 140-2 and Wi-Fi Client Devices White Paper
AES-CCMP is an approved cryptographic method for FIPS 140-2, which defines the standard for cryptographic modules that protect sensitive but unclassified information. Since 2006, support for AES-CCMP...
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Top 10 of 2012
Here are the top 10 most popular blog posts on the Laird Wireless Connectivity Blog from 2012: FDA Regulation of Mobile Medical Apps : The FDA plans to regulate some smartphone medical...
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MDCC 2012 Recap
Laird® was a platinum-level sponsor at the fourth annual MDCC, held November 1 -2 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. This conference remains the only...
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Catch CPBU at MDCC
The Connectivity Products Business Unit will be in Boston next Thursday and Friday for the 2012 Medical Device Connectivity Conference . This conference will be held at the Harvard Medical School on...
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November Trade Shows and Exhibitions
In November, Laird Technologies® will be exhibiting at three trade shows: The Medical Device Connectivity Conference and Exhibition (MDCC), Medica, and electronica. MDCC Laird is a Platinum...
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Welch Allyn® Patient Monitors Are FIPS-Validated
FIPS 140-2 is the U.S. federal government standard for encryption and decryption. Our previous blog posts on FIPS 140-2 ( here and here ) noted how few medical devices are validated for FIPS 140-2...
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VA Waives FIPS 140-2 Requirement for Wi-Fi® Patient Monitor
According to a press release from Draeger®, the Veteran's Administration® is deploying Draeger’s Infinity M300 patient monitors on its Wi-Fi® networks, even though the monitors are not...
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Wi-Fi® Networks at VA Hospitals: What Security is Acceptable?
In late April, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) CIO Roger Baker told FierceGovernmentIT that only one-third of VA's large facilities currently have Wi-Fi® but that the VA plans to have...