fedramp
FedRAMP is 14 years old – and Feds are still relying on unauthorized cloud services
Some CSPs also moaned that its was “costly and time consuming” to meet FedRAMP’s technical and process requirements...
ISPs
Chinese spy balloons found using commercial ISPs
A commercial internet service provider in the US was said to have been used by Chinese intelligence to link up with the spy balloons spotted over remote parts of the country earlier this year
News
Man arrested for cyberstalking...himself
A man from Colorado has been accused of stalking three people, one of them an ex-girlfriend, and even himself at one point
News
White House gives cryptocurrency traders just what they wanted... tax laws
The Biden administration is proposing new laws that would require cryptocurrency brokers to provide customers with tax forms on transactions over $600
News
White House calls for more open-source software collaboration
The Biden Administration is asking for public input on ways to help secure open source software
cybercrime
Dutch crunched: man and his wife plead guilty to $4.5bn Bitfinex hack
A couple from New York have plead guilty to the $4.5bn hack of Bitfinex in 2016 and will now face decades in prison for stealing cryptocurrency
Federal Government
US Congress kicks off probe over allegations of Chinese hackers targeting government agencies
A trio of US Reps have begun a probe into the alleged hacking of government agencies by Chinese hackers, seeking briefings from a pair of key officials
Federal Government
White House unveils cyber workforce initiative
The Biden Administration has introduced a new initiative that would aim to see the US government expand both its training and hiring for tech jobs
Featured
Wanted: Chief Data Officer for the US intelligence community
Enjoy dealing with projects with “ill-defined requirements, ambiguity and high risks."
Enterprise IT
James Gfrerer: former VA CIO on stewarding taxpayer's dollars in complex IT environments.
"Any CIO really has three responsibilities..."