ISIS Cyber Group Launches Cloud, Chat Platforms to ‘Close Ranks’ Online
Online jihadists say the development was necessary due to "restriction of technology companies." Keep Reading
Red Hat Moves to Acquire StackRox
Founded in 2014, StackRox was created with a goal of reinventing enterprise security and has evolved over the past two years to focus on Kubernetes security. Keep Reading
Accel’s $40 Million Funding Helps Eagle Eye Networks Develop Cloud and AI Video Surveillance
Eagle Eye is leveraging artificial intelligence on its cloud platform to reshape video surveillance and improve safety, security, operations, and customer service. Keep Reading
Pentagon Requests More Time to Review JEDI Cloud Contract Bids
In a court filing Monday, the Defense Department requested a 30-day extension to issue an award decision in its multibillion-dollar Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract. Keep Reading
Capital One Fine Is Latest Wake-up Call for Banks Using the Cloud
It’s been more than a year since Capital One Financial said it had suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of 106 million customers, but the lessons from the episode are as timely as ever. Keep Reading
Army Can’t Wait for JEDI, So It’s Building Enterprise Cloud Services of Its Own
There’s no telling when the Defense Department might finally have its JEDI Cloud up and running. But the Army’s not waiting around for it. Keep Reading
Amazon Seeks Trump Testimony in JEDI Cloud Lawsuit
The company says the depositions are necessary to help support its claims that Trump exerted political influence over the award because of his alleged bias against Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos. Keep Reading
DHS Updates Its View of Trust in New Network Security Guidance
CISA wrote in the draft that, under the new TIC, the government is ditching old documents that established a “strictly-defined” approach to trust. Keep Reading
The Pentagon’s AI Center Needs a Cloud Integrator
The platform, called the Joint Common Foundation, or JCF, will serve as the main building and proving ground for the JAIC’s forthcoming AI tools. Keep Reading
Amazon Cites Fox News Segment, Trump Rally in Formal Protest of Pentagon’s $10B JEDI Award
The protest was filed under seal Friday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, but an exhibit lists four videos that provide a glimpse into the company’s legal strategy. Keep Reading
Unisys Launches New Cloud-Based Offering for Secure Biometric Identity Management
Stealth(identity) SaaS will support multiple forms of biometric authentication technologies, including facial recognition as well as behavioral biometrics, with the ability to integrate new biometric modalities in the future. Keep Reading
After a Dozen Years, Agencies Are Freed from Restrictive Cyber Policy
Office of Management and Budget released the final Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) policy that opens the door much wider to use cloud services. Keep Reading
Perspecta Protests Defense Enterprise Office Solutions Cloud Loss
The contract was won by General Dynamics Information Technology on Aug. 29. According to contracting documents, Perspecta was the only other bidder. Keep Reading
SBA Official Optimistic on Value of Cloud-Based AI Tools
Cavallo explained that SBA’s decision to turn to cloud services was driven by a number of factors, but prominent among them is the agency’s relatively small size overall. Keep Reading
Inspector General’s Office Elaborates on Scope of Latest JEDI Probe
The IG began investigating the JEDI award in June. It was referred to that watchdog's office after a previous internal investigation. Keep Reading
New SecDef Undergoing ‘Education’ on JEDI After Trump Complains About Cloud Contract
DoD will still be "continuing through the technical evaluation process as part of our overall source selection," says CIO. Keep Reading
Intel Joins ClearSky Security, Bessemer Venture Partners in Capsule8 Investment
Capsule8 is for Linux production environments – whether containerized, virtualized or bare metal, deployed on-premises or in the cloud. Keep Reading
AT&T and IBM Announce Multi-Year Alliance
AT&T will use IBM’s expertise to modernize AT&T Business Solutions’ internal software applications, enabling migrations to the IBM Cloud. In addition, IBM will provide infrastructure to support AT&T Business’s applications. AT&T will utilize Red Hat's open source platform to manage workloads and applications. Keep Reading
Microsoft and AT&T Form Strategic Alliance for Cloud, AI and 5G
AT&T Communications and Microsoft Corp. are embarking on an extensive, multiyear alliance where the two companies will apply technologies, including cloud, AI, and 5G, to improve how people live and work today and in the future. Keep Reading
Report: Most IT Ops Can’t Keep Up on Cloud Security
The average organization believes its employees are using 452 cloud apps, but the actual number of shadow IT apps in use per organization is nearly four times higher. Keep Reading