To aid and address the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., on Friday, March 27, 2020, Congress passed and the president quickly signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. The CARES Act is reported to be twice as large as any relief ever signed and to provide $2.2
The Impact of the Coronavirus on the Global Supply Chain
At the end of December, China acknowledged the existence of the coronavirus, and this burgeoning heath crisis is becoming a supply chain problem. China, a major manufacturing hub for materials, products and components being used around the world, has been significantly impacted.
Facing the fast spread of the virus, China took a number of steps–delaying
Addressing the Impact of the Coronavirus on the Public Sector Supply Chain
At the end of December, China acknowledged the existence of the coronavirus. We don’t know how long it has been around or how many people have actually contracted the virus. We do know the virus has spread at an alarming rate and that people with the virus can now be found in 25 countries around
U.S. Government Issues Alert Regarding Critical Windows 10 Update – Are You Entitled To Compensation?
Earlier this month, the National Security Agency (NSA) discovered a serious security flaw in Microsoft Windows 10 cryptographic functionality, CVE-2020-0601.That security flaw could render trust certifications used to authenticate sources in communications and files vulnerable to spoofing or attack. As the NSA Cybersecurity Advisory notes, “[e]xploitation of the vulnerability allows attackers to defeat trusted
Cyber Security: Purpose and Status of CMMC
Susan Warshaw Ebner covered recent developments in the issuance of a final Federal Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard and the establishment of a related program that will require certification of defense contractors and their supply chains using third party independent auditors.