Homeland Open Security Technology Explained

Homeland Open Security Technology
Label2:	Establishment
Data2:	2011
Label3:	Sponsor
Data3:	Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate
Label4:	Primary contractor
Data4:	Georgia Tech Research Institute
Label5:	Other contractors
Data5:	Center for Agile Technology Open Source Software Institute Open Information Security Foundation
Label6:	Website

Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) is a five-year, $10 million program by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to promote the creation and use of open security and open-source software in the United States government and military, especially in areas pertaining to computer security.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Proponent David A. Wheeler claims that open-source security could also extend to hardware and written documents.^{[5] [6]} In October 2011, the project won the Open Source for America 2011 Government Deployment Open Source Award.^[7]

Participants

The project is contracted to the Open Technology Research Consortium which consists of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (primary), the Center for Agile Technology at the University of Texas at Austin, the Open Source Software Institute, and the Open Information Security Foundation.^{[8] [9] [10]} The project has contributed funding towards the OpenSSL Software Foundation and the Open Information Security Foundation.^{[11] [12]}

Events

In October 2012, HOST hosted the Open Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, D.C.; it was a one-day summit with a keynote by Stewart A. Baker, former Assistant Secretary for Policy of the Department of Homeland Security.^{[13] [14] [15]}

Investments

• Suricata - An open source-based intrusion detection system (IDS). It was developed by the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF). A beta version was released in December 2009, with the first standard release following in July 2010.^[16]
• OpenSSL FIPS 140-2 Validation - The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2, FIPS PUB 140-2, is a U.S. government computer security standard used to accredit cryptographic modules. The title is Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules. Initial publication was on May 25, 2001 and was last updated December 3, 2002.^[17]

External links

• Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST)
• Open Information Security Foundation (OISF)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Georgia Tech Research Institute Will Lead $10 Million Department of Homeland Security Open Cyber Security Initiative. Georgia Tech Research Institute. 2011-10-14.
2. News: DHS, Georgia Tech seek to improve security with open-source tools. Government Computer News. 2011-07-01. 2011-10-14.
3. Web site: Georgia Tech Research Institute Leads $10 M Open Source Initiative. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2011-05-17. 2011-10-14.
4. News: U.S. Considers Open-Source Software for Cybersecurity. Jeremy. Hsu. NBC News. 2011-05-26. 2011-10-14.
5. News: Open security isn't just software, say government open source advocates. David. Perera. FierceGovernmentIT. 2013-08-29. 2013-09-07.
6. Web site: What is open security?. David A. Wheeler. Institute for Defense Analyses. Open Security. 2013-08-21. 2013-09-07.
7. News: DHS technology directorate wins awards for cyber security efforts. Government Security News. Mark. Rockwell. 2011-10-18. 2011-10-24. 2012-04-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120423013857/http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/24771. dead.
8. News: Digital Warrior . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514133618/http://gtalumnimag.com/2011/11/digital-warrior/ . dead . 2012-05-14 . Rachael . Maddux . Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine . . 2011-11-07 . 2011-11-11 .
9. Web site: Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST). DHS Cyber Security R&D Center. 2011-10-14.
10. News: Georgia Tech to Lead $10M Open-Source Homeland Security Initiative. Jill. Duffy. PC Magazine. 2011-05-18. 2011-10-24.
11. Web site: Customers. OpenSSL Software Foundation. 2011-10-24.
12. Web site: Consortium Members. Open Information Security Foundation. 2011-10-24.
13. News: GTRI hosts national cybersecurity summit. The Technique. Joshua. Garrick. 2012-10-26. 2012-10-26.
14. Web site: GTRI and HOST create first Open Cybersecurity Summit in D.C.. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2012-11-18. https://archive.today/20121212040001/http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.html?nid=157281. 2012-12-12. dead.
15. Web site: Open Cybersecurity Summit 2012. SignUp4. 2012-11-18.
16. Web site: Suricata Downloads. Open Security Information Foundation. 2011-11-08.
17. Web site: OpenSSL and FIPS 140-2 Validation Status. OpenSSL. 2011-11-08.