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Department of Defense Updates Cloud Security Requirements Guide

The Department of Defense has updated its security requirements guide (SRG) for cloud services, which supplies the security standard for services and workloads classified up to the “secret” classification. Continue reading

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8 Steps to Control the Damage from DDoS Attacks

With the DDoS landscape having changed dramatically over the past few years, organizations should be testing DDoS mitigation capabilities at least once a quarter. This recommendation among others is outlined in detail in the latest white paper by Arbor Networks, Modern DDoS Defense Toolkit: Best Practices, Advice from Arbor Networks… Continue reading

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Report: DISA Cancels $1.6B VMware Cloud Contract Following Protests

The US Defense Information Security Agency has cancelled a $1.6 billion, five-year cloud contract with VMware that spanned various military branches following protests from other cloud competitors, according to SiliconANGLE. Continue reading

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Department of Defense Revisits Cloud Strategy to Save Taxpayer Money

The Department of Defense (DoD) says it can save money by moving to the cloud, but first it needs to set security requirements that outline the details of this move. This in contrast to previous information that the DoD had no need for public cloud services. The WHIR previously reported… Continue reading

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Defense Department Looking to Award $450 Million Cloud Builder Contract

June 27, 2013 — The Defense Information Systems Agency is currently undergoing a recruitment process to potentially award a five-year $450 million contract to build a cloud for the entire U.S. Defense Department. Keep on reading: Defense Department Looking to Award $450 Million Cloud Builder Contract Continue reading

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