US Government Reliance on Commercial Software Makes It Susceptible to Future Cyber Attacks
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The cyber supply chain attack that infiltrated a software company used by top federal and corporate institutions is just a preview of larger risks that lie ahead. A certain level of system vulnerability is unavoidable in a world where the government must assume that private sector certifications consistently meet the security standards that adequately protect some of our most valued information.
Experts say the problem, at its heart, is a matter of time and trust. How do you know what s going on in your computer? asks Herbert Lin, leading cybersecurity expert at Stanford University. The answer is you don t, you just trust that the thing works.
Rapid digital growth and demand: Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda rank top nationalaccordnewspaper.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationalaccordnewspaper.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The East African
Wednesday December 16 2020
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In the survey titled
Digital Intelligence Index, Kenya is followed by Rwanda and Tanzania. Together, the three countries are categorised as “Break Out” economies for evolving rapidly and their significant growth.
Growth in internet penetration, improved infrastructure and more young people who are digitally savvy are some of the factors that made Kenya and Rwanda more attractive to investors.
In March, for example, Kenya and Djibouti were connected through the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (Dare1) cable submarine with 30 Terabit per second boosting connectivity in the Horn of Africa. This adds to other cables serving Kenya such as Seacom, East African Marine System (Teams), Eastern African Submarine Cable System (EASsy) and Lion2 systems.
US Sanctions Turkey Over Russian Air Defense System, Raising Questions and Concerns
US sanctions on Turkey’s main defense acquisitions agency has raised questions about American nuclear weapons in the country – and whether a similar fate will befall India next year.
December 16, 2020
An F-15E Strike Eagle sits on the flightline at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, November 12, 2015.
Credit: Flickr/US Air Force
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The United States on December 14 followed through on a long-issued threat to Turkey, and imposed sanctions on a Turkish government entity following its acquisition of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia. The sanctions were imposed on Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) according to section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which became U.S. law in August 2017. According to a press statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, “the sanctions include a ban on all
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