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On May 12, 2021, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order (EO) to protect federal government networks and software supply chains against increasing threats of attacks from malicious cyber actors, setting the stage for future rulemaking and amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) focusing on IT and software sold to the government.
Citing the need for the federal government to “partner with the private sector” to protect the nation against cyber threats from nation-state actors and cyber criminals, the EO urges “bold changes and significant investments” in cybersecurity. Among other things, the EO calls for:
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In a paradigm shift for cybersecurity, President Biden signed an ambitious Executive Order (the Order) on May 12 to address the increasingly sophisticated threats by malicious cyber actors to the nation s software supply chains and federal information systems. The Executive Order on Improving the Nation s Cybersecurity seeks to modernize federal government cybersecurity, improve information sharing between federal agencies and the private sector, and enhance the nation s resiliency to cyber-attacks. While the Order primarily focuses on concrete steps the federal government must take to adopt cybersecurity best practices, there are several provisions that will also significantly impact government contractors, subcontractors and other private sector entities. These changes come at a critical time for such organizations, especially those that are diligently working to meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) req
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 1.
Apr 12, 2021
Moving into the cloud has many benefits if done correctly, from increased agility and flexibility to scalability and moving to an opex rather than capex model.
By Hemant Harie, MD of Gabsten Technologies
However, one thing businesses need to always take into account is data protection and security.
While public Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) need to ensure they have the highest levels of security in place, the onus is never solely on them to protect data. There is a shared responsibility model applied within each CSP, and the division of accountability depends on the way the workload is hosted.