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Hardware & Software, Tech

US Senator wants Apple and Google to ban TikTok from app stores

February 2, 2023

Via: BGR

Michael 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

Status of Ethical Standards in Emerging Tech

January 24, 2023

Via: InformationWeek

It’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 […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Belarus law grants government ability to pirate western multimedia, including software until 2025

January 9, 2023

Via: TechSpot

The 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

What’s the state of AI accountability in government?

January 4, 2023

Via: FCW

Government 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

What Should the Government Do in 2023 to Fill its Cyber Workforce Shortage?

December 30, 2022

Via: Nextgov

Government 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 […]


Cybersecurity

Healthcare Providers and Hospitals Under Ransomware’s Siege

December 28, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

While 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

The Federal Government is Moving on Memory Safety for Cybersecurity

December 27, 2022

Via: Nextgov

The 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

The UK says sharing Netflix passwords is illegal, could be criminal fraud

December 20, 2022

Via: TechSpot

TorrentFreak 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 […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Huawei is closing its enterprise business unit in Russia

December 20, 2022

Via: TechSpot

Russia’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 […]


Cybersecurity

Social Media Monitoring in the Security Clearance Process

December 19, 2022

Via: Government Executive

Social 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 […]


IT Policy, Tech

Organizations Unprepared for Upcoming Data Privacy Regulations

December 16, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

Most 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 […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

China bans export of its Loongson CPUs to Russia

December 14, 2022

Via: TechSpot

Kommersant 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

Standards Development a ‘Critical’ Issue for US-EU Trade and Tech Council

December 14, 2022

Via: Nextgov

Promoting 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 […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

China lays out ground rules to stem deepfake abuse

December 14, 2022

Via: ZDnet

China 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. […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

Oracle to invest $2.4 billion quarterly in cloud infra as demand grows in triple digits

December 13, 2022

Via: CIO

Oracle 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 […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

PC shipments in the US dipped 12% in Q3 despite attractive promotions

December 2, 2022

Via: TechSpot

Dell 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 […]


Cybersecurity

Researchers found security pitfalls in IBM’s cloud infrastructure

December 1, 2022

Via: CSO Online

Security 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

The Move to Digital Government Requires More Than Just Tech

November 30, 2022

Via: Government Executive

Expanding 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

The Federal Government is Pushing for Security-Aware Developers

November 30, 2022

Via: Nextgov

In 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. […]


IT Policy, Tech

CISA’s Strategic Plan Is Ushering in a New Cybersecurity Era

November 29, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

The 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 […]