Amazon Will Seek to Halt Work on DoD’s JEDI Cloud
The joint status report — filed by the DoD, Microsoft and AWS in the Court of Federal Claims — lays out a timeline for the next few weeks of Amazon’s court challenge. Keep Reading
DHS Orders All Federal Agencies to Patch Microsoft Vulnerabilities
DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) subsequently released an emergency directive on Tuesday afternoon requiring all agencies to implement Microsoft’s patch by Jan. 29. Keep Reading
Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
Among the vulnerabilities patched were critical weaknesses in Windows CryptoAPI and Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server and client. An attacker could remotely exploit these vulnerabilities to decrypt, modify, or inject data on user connections. Keep Reading
Microsoft Says Hackers Linked to North Korea Tried to Steal Customer Data
Microsoft is alleging that two unnamed hackers with alleged ties to North Korea have targeted thousands of university employees, government workers and others. Keep Reading
Microsoft President Brad Smith Says Work on JEDI Continues Despite Amazon Protest
The JEDI contract, which could be worth up to $10 billion for services rendered over as many as 10 years, was awarded to Microsoft on October 25. Keep Reading
Tensions Rise at Google Amid Trend of Employees Demanding ICE, CBP Contracts Be Nixed
Microsoft, GitHub, Salesforce, Wayfair and Amazon are among the companies that have faced internal and external criticism over their homeland security sales. Keep Reading
Insights from One Year of Tracking a Polymorphic Threat
The Dexphot attack used a variety of sophisticated methods to evade security solutions. Layers of obfuscation, encryption, and the use of randomized file names hid the installation process. Keep Reading
Microsoft Wins DoD’s Coveted JEDI Cloud Contract
Amazon, which had been considered the front-runner, said a "detailed assessment purely on the comparative offerings clearly lead to a different conclusion." 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
Trump Says He’s Looking at Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Contract Because ‘We’re Getting Tremendous Complaints’
“Some of the greatest companies in the world are complaining about it," president says, naming Microsoft, Oracle and IBM. Keep Reading
