February 2, 2023
Via: BGRMichael F. Bennet, a Colorado Democrat Senator, called out Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores. According to him, the Chinese application is a threat to national security. “Chinese Communist Party dictates should have the power to […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
January 24, 2023
Via: InformationWeekIt’s no secret that emerging tech is packing big punches these days. The question is whether those virtual fists protect or harm. Judging by the number of nervous conversations surrounding the recent ChatGPT launch, most people intuitively grasp that advanced […]
January 9, 2023
Via: TechSpotThe law passed the Belarus House of Representatives on December 20, 2022, and the Council of the Republic the following day. “President” Alexander Lukashenko signed the legislation into law last week, and it goes into effect this week. The legislation […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, IT Policy, Tech
January 4, 2023
Via: FCWGovernment agencies don’t have a “precise definition” of artificial intelligence accountability in federal guidance, according to a new report from the non-profit American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s group focused on emerging technology. Although non-binding risk management and […]
Cybersecurity, Industry, Workforce
December 30, 2022
Via: NextgovGovernment needs to expand where it recruits to fill open cyber positions going into 2023 as the threat of cyberattacks makes filling these positions vital, according to experts. “For cyber talent, one of the biggest realities is that we have […]
December 28, 2022
Via: Dark ReadingWhile ransomware groups have not spared any industry, attackers have put the healthcare sector at the top of their preferred targets. The surge in hospitals falling victim to breaches has raised concerns among regulators and government officials who have moved […]
Cybersecurity, IT Policy, Tech
December 27, 2022
Via: NextgovThe massive appropriations bill Congress passed Friday included a Christmas present for advocates of using memory-safe coding languages to stem a significant majority of the software vulnerabilities exploited by cyber adversaries. “For the first time ever, Congress has included memory […]
Cybersecurity, IT Policy, Tech
December 20, 2022
Via: TechSpotTorrentFreak writes that the UK Government’s Intellectual Property Office published new piracy guidance yesterday in the form of a campaign in partnership with Meta that’s designed to help people avoid piracy and counterfeit goods online. Most of the advice we’ve […]
December 20, 2022
Via: TechSpotRussia’s Vedomosti daily reports that the unit, which sells data storage systems and telecommunications equipment to corporate clients, will be disbanded on January 1. SCMP writes that around 2,000 employees will be asked to transfer to Huawei’s offices in other […]
December 19, 2022
Via: Government ExecutiveSocial media monitoring used to be the elephant in the room when it came to the continuous vetting of employees working for the federal government. Security Executive Agent Directive 5 was signed in May 2016, paving the way for cyber […]
December 16, 2022
Via: Dark ReadingMost organizations are ill-equipped when it comes to meeting upcoming compliance standards for data privacy, according to a new CYTRIO report focused on GDPR and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Data Subject Access Request […]
December 14, 2022
Via: TechSpotKommersant business daily (via Tom’s Hardware), citing sources close to Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development and in the electronics market, writes that the Chinese government has banned the supply of Loongson processors based on its own LoongArch architecture to the […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
December 14, 2022
Via: NextgovPromoting economic growth and cooperating on emerging technology development are the U.S-EU Trade and Technology Council’s primary goals moving forward, following a meeting featuring global emissaries in College Park, Maryland earlier in December. Speaking to the Atlantic Council, State Department […]
December 14, 2022
Via: ZDnetChina has laid out ground rules to prevent “deep synthesis” technology, including deepfakes and virtual reality, from being abused. Anyone using these services must label the images accordingly and refrain from tapping the technology for activities that breach local regulations. […]
December 13, 2022
Via: CIOOracle on Monday said it will continue to invest $2.4 billion per quarter in its cloud business, which accelerated 48% in the second quarter, helping the company revenue grow 25% year-on-year, without accounting for currency fluctuations. Cloud services as a […]
December 2, 2022
Via: TechSpotDell led the way in the third quarter with 4.7 million systems shipped in the US followed by HP at 4.1 million and Apple at three million. Among the top five vendors by volume, only Apple and Acer experienced positive […]
December 1, 2022
Via: CSO OnlineSecurity researchers recently probed IBM Cloud’s database-as-a-service infrastructure and found several security issues that granted them access to the internal server used to build database images for customer deployments. The demonstrated attack highlights some common security oversights that can lead […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
November 30, 2022
Via: Government ExecutiveExpanding and improving government digital services requires not only technology, but also processes, power and people. It is only with these three additional factors working in sync that process and business gains can be made using technology. 1) Processes and […]
Hardware & Software, Industry, Tech, Workforce
November 30, 2022
Via: NextgovIn the past two years, we have seen the cybersecurity world forced to “grow up” quickly. The approach to security in the supply chain has been especially prominent, requiring fast-tracked solutions to successfully align with accelerating official mandates and recommendations. […]
November 29, 2022
Via: Dark ReadingThe federal government has once again signaled that our traditional approach to cybersecurity, one predicated solely on prevention and perimeter defenses, is failing us. In the past two years alone, 76% of organizations were attacked by ransomware, and 66% experienced […]