Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (31 August 2021)

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want the content on my blog delivered to your inbox four times a week before it’s posted here. Other Developments The United States (U.S.) Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) unveiled the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) Platform per an Office of Management and … Continue reading Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (31 August 2021) →

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Enacted

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want the content on my blog delivered to your inbox four times a week before it’s posted here. Now that the House has passed and the President has signed the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” (H.R.3684) (aka the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill or BIF), I put together my … Continue reading Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Enacted →

Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (9 August 2021)

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want the content on my blog delivered to your inbox four times a week before it’s posted here. Other Developments The United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) provided an update to its January statement that it had been compromised in the SolarWinds hack. Over 27 U.S. … Continue reading Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (9 August 2021) →

Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (30 July 2021)

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want the content on my blog delivered to your inbox four times a week before it’s posted here. Other Developments The United States (U.S.) Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it has “added 34 entities to the Entity List for their involvement … Continue reading Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (30 July 2021) →

Sensitive Data Executive Order

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want updates on global technology developments four times a week. Given that I was not able to cover some of the developments over the previous six weeks in the depth I normally would have, I will be going back to examine some of the higher profile items … Continue reading Sensitive Data Executive Order →

UK’s Telecommunications (Security) Bill Advances to House of Commons

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want updates on global technology developments four times a week. The British Parliament has advanced its bill to secure its current and future telecommunications networks. Twitter The Johnson government is trying to get legislation through Parliament to secure the country’s 5G networks. Cocktail Party After a long … Continue reading UK’s Telecommunications (Security) Bill Advances to House of Commons →

Senate’s U.S. Tech Bill Takes Shape

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want updates on global technology developments four times a week. The combined legislation Senate committees have crafted to address the United States’ (U.S.) technology industry debuted in the Senate. Twitter One of the few things on which Republicans and Democrats can agree is that action is needed … Continue reading Senate’s U.S. Tech Bill Takes Shape →

Administration Issues Cyber EO

Twitter A new American government? Then there must be a new cybersecurity EO. Cocktail Party The Biden Administration rolled out a web of interlocking directions centering on key agencies the White House will now need to manage. Some of the actions come due in the next few months while others have longer timelines. As always, … Continue reading Administration Issues Cyber EO →

Science, The Endless Frontier

A bill is reintroduced to significantly expand, fund, and speed up United States (U.S.) research to ensure continued world technological leadership. A Senate committee will take up the bill later this week. Twitter Made in the USA 2025 plan? Cocktail Party Few things focus minds and clear away partisanship in Washington like the People’s Republic … Continue reading Science, The Endless Frontier →

Other Developments, Further Reading, Coming Events (29 April 2021)

Other Developments The House passed an amended version of the “Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021” (H.R.1251) that would establish a Bureau of International Cyberspace Policy and Cyberspace Policy Coordinating Committee inside the United States (U.S.) Department of State. The Secretary of State would also need to craft and issue an International Strategy for Cyberspace.House Foreign … Continue reading Other Developments, Further Reading, Coming Events (29 April 2021) →