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SHARE When you’re a software-as-a-service startup, getting security and compliance certified for government contracts is a bit like combining a hula-hoop contest with the limbo. It requires focus and time, pushing you outside your comfort zone. Traditionally, SaaS vendors looking to tap into the lucrative market of the public sector had two ways to navigate the process: Go it alone (time consuming), or hire a consultant (costly). Now, there’s a third option that offers not only compliance, ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an ambitious and sweeping Executive Order focused on combating digital threats to US networks and infrastructure. The Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (Cybersecurity EO) sets out to improve cybersecurity, particularly in relation to federal government systems, and follows several significant cyber incidents affecting the nation’s critical infrastructure. By ...

Following a spate of high-profile cyberattacks, the US government has announced an overhaul to its cybersecurity policy through an executive order.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In a paradigm shift for cybersecurity, President Biden signed an ambitious Executive Order (the Order) on May 12 to address the increasingly sophisticated threats by malicious cyber actors to the nations software supply chains and federal information systems. The Executive Order on Improving the Nations Cybersecurity seeks to modernize federal government cybersecurity, improve information sharing between federal agencies and the priva...

), for more coverage.  Starting out with some good news tonight: Colonial Pipeline is back online after shutting down over a cyberattack last weekend. Meanwhile, a number of global chief information security officers said they think their organizations are unprepared to face a cyberattack, according to a report released Wednesday. The Senate Commerce Committee advanced President Biden ADVERTISEMENT   THAT’S REASSURING: A majority of global chief information security officers (CISOs) surveye...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 1.

As the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing enforced remote work only accelerated the move to the cloud for many organizations, it should come as no surprise that the use of...

In a letter to acting GSA Administrator Katy Kale shared with The Hill, Wyden requested that the agency provide a copy of its “security package” detailing the decision by the GSA to approve Zoom for use by federal agencies through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). “It is extremely concerning that after Zoom was cleared for government use by the General Services Administration in April 2019, security researchers discovered multiple serious vulnerabilities i...

A well-funded shared service could relieve an authorization bottleneck and bring essential cloud services to the government market.

‘The Easy Button’ for Taking Government to the Cloud By building on a decade-old federal effort, the just-launched StateRAMP promises to standardize and simplify procurement of cloud services that have already undergone rigorous security testing. May 4, 2021 •  ShutterstockAsk any chief information officer, chief information security officer or technologist in state or local government about the biggest hurdle they experience when working with the vendor community and they will likely h...