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USA – Biden Budget Requests Major Investments for Federal Technology and Cybersecurity (Nextgov)

Mila Jasper The 1.5 trillion budget would give the Technology Modernization Fund and CISA big increases as well as launch new advanced research projects agencies. https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2021/04/biden-budget-requests-major-investments-federal-technology-and-cybersecurity/173262/

Russia in Review, April 2-9, 2021 (Russia Matters)

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s deputy chief of staff Dmitry Kozak and spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned Ukraine that Russia would intervene if Ukrainian armed forces were to stage an offensive...

NASA’s Martian Helicopter Readies for Inaugural Flight on Earth’s Neighbor (Nextgov, OOPA)

Brandi Vincent The agency provided updates on milestones met—and a glimpse at what’s to come https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/04/nasas-martian-helicopter-readies-inaugural-flight-earths-neighbor/173177/

USA/China – US adds seven Chinese supercomputing organisations onto Entity List (ZD Net, OOPA)

Campbell Kwan Seven Chinese supercomputing organisations have been added to the US Entity List for allegedly helping China build weapons of mass destruction programs. https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-adds-seven-chinese-supercomputing-organisations-onto-entity-list/

Facebook tackles deepfake spread and troll farms in latest moderation push (ZD Net, OODA)

Charlie Osborne Facebook has removed a troll farm, spreaders of misinformation, and creators of deepfake images in its latest moderation efforts. https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-tackles-deepfake-spread-and-troll-farms-in-latest-moderator-report/

Armed Conflict Draws Closer as State-Backed Cyber-Attacks Intensify (Info Security, OODA)

Phil Muncaster The world is coming perilously close to nation states retaliating against cyber-attacks with conventional weapons, according to a new HP report. https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/armed-conflict-closer-state/

Washington State educational organizations targeted in cryptojacking spree (ZD Net, OODA)

Charlie Osborne The lucrative nature of cryptocurrency means no industry is safe. https://www.zdnet.com/article/washington-state-educational-organizations-targeted-in-cryptojacking-spree/

Zero-Day Bug Impacts Problem-Plagued Cisco SOHO Routers (Threat Post, OODA)

Tom Spring Cisco says it will not patch three small business router models and one VPN firewall device with critical vulnerabilities. https://threatpost.com/zero-day-bug-soho-routers/165321/

OODAcast: Ray Wang, CEO and Founder of Constellation Research, On The Business Impact of Technology (OODA)

Bob Gourley R “Ray” Wang is the Founder, Chairman and Principal Analyst of Silicon Valley based Constellation Research Inc., a research and advisory firm which...

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