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The U.S. government is moving at a brisk pace to launch information technology projects authorized by the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. Federal information technology providers are looking for the chance to participate in contracts flowing from the $1 billion allocated by the plan to the governments Technology Modernization Fund.

A Russian-language dark web marketplace called Hydra that is known to facilitate the illegal sale of narcotics has seen cryptocurrency transactions soar over the last five years. According to a report by Flashpoint and Chainalysis, Hydras crypto business began accelerating in 2017 after its chief competitor was shut down by Russian law enforcement authorities.

This years revised federal tax code plus new Covid-19 initiatives provide additional incentives for startup companies, as well as small and medium-sized businesses. If you received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, you may qualify to have that indebtedness forgiven; and other tax incentives this year provide new deductions to lower your tax bill.

Feb 23, 2021 3:10 PM PT In a recent Linux Foundation blog post titled "Preventing Supply Chain Attacks like SolarWinds," the foundations Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security, David A. Wheeler, adamantly pushed the need for software developers to embrace the LFs security recommendations to prevent even worse assaults on government and corporate data security in the wake of the rampant data breach. Wheelers post is timely and filled with information to make it harder for hackers to explo...

); //]]>//--> By John P. Mello Jr. Mar 17, 2021 4:00 AM PT A new social media platform based on voice messaging launched Monday. Called Swell, free apps for the platform can be found in Apples App Store and in Google Play. According to the developers of Swell, its the first social platform to focus exclusively on asynchronous audio conversations, where audio clips up to five minutes in length can be posted to the site. Any Swell member can host a conversation and has control over who may partic...

Jonathan Cran, founder and CEO of Intrigue, a cybersecurity startup based in Austin, Texas, used his companys network security tools to compile a list of Fortune 500 companies still exposed to last months Microsoft Exchange breach. Potentially, many of those companies may not know their networks are compromised.

Apr 12, 2021 4:00 AM PT In the beginning, social media promised to connect us to existing friends, help us form new relationships, and as a result help make us find happier lives. Facebook, initially, was just a way for new students to meet new friends, Quora was a way to get crowdsourced answers, and Twitter sort of a way to alert friends about things they might find interesting. Today Facebook is the home of fake news, with way too many ads for companies focused on finding new ways to cheat ...

); //]]>//--> By Jack M. Germain Apr 15, 2021 4:00 AM PT The ominous looming deadline for filing 2020 federal income tax returns has been extended from April 15 to Monday, May 17, 2021. If your paperwork is still in the "pulling it all together phase," our conversation with a tax expert might provide you with a few tips to save money, especially if you are an entrepreneur working in research and development. This years revised federal tax code plus new Covid-19 initiatives provide additional in...

Mar 31, 2021 4:00 AM PT Online businesses are losing potential customers and substantial amounts of revenue because theyre dependent on traditional password systems and outdated customer authentication models, says a report released Tuesday by an access and identity management company. Lost customers and revenues are caused by password sharing and friction created at websites by onerous authentication procedures, according to the report by Transmit Security derived from a survey of 600 U.S-base...

Jan 26, 2021 4:45 AM PT Google sent a shock wave through the advertising and publishing industries last year when it announced it planned to scrap third-party tracking cookies, which are an important tool for online marketers. Not to worry, the company announced Monday. It has a viable alternative in the wings. "It might be hard to imagine how advertising on the Web could be relevant, and accurately measured, without third-party cookies," Googles Group Product Manager for User Trust and Privacy...