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Source: Government Computer News - Posted by Eric Lubow
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With the deadline to move their network backbone to Internet Protocol Version 6 still about 18 months away, agencies’ biggest concern is whether the security industry will have enough products to support them. Three agency officials who are leading efforts to move to IPv6 today expressed concern over the lack of support from security vendors so far, and said federal agencies, such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, will have to provide seed money to move products along. “Security has not received the same focus as, say, routers,” said John McManus, Commerce Department deputy CIO and co-chairman of the IPv6 working group. “The Office of Management and Budget’s memo said the security must be at least the same, if not higher. If you can’t secure your network, you will not bring it online.”
McManus was one of four agency officials to discuss their agency’s move to IPv6 at a breakfast in Bethesda, Md., sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s Bethesda chapter. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office is monitoring a handful of agencies’, including the Agriculture Department, move to IPv6. Janice Lilja, USDA associate CIO for telecommunications services and operations, said if their systems are not certified and accredited, and all security issues are not addressed, they will not deploy IPv6 components on their network.
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