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Pentagon pauses the cyber audit rule that was pushing small suppliers out

The figure that seems to have finished the programme off is not a cost. It is a ratio: more than 100,000 companies in the American defence supply chain needing an independent cybersecurity audit, against roughly 100 accredited assessors licensed to carry one out.

“So the math just simply doesn’t math,” Kirsten Davies, the Pentagon’s chief information officer, told reporters, in what may be the most quotable sentence ever produced by a federal certification review.

On Monday, the Department of War suspended Phase 2 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification programme, the compliance regime that would have required contractors handling sensitive but unclassified information to pass an audit by a certified third-party assessor before winning contract awards.

Those requirements were due to take effect on 10 November. They are now frozen, along with every other pending CMMC milestone, until further notice.

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‘Three to five years is a realistic payback period’ — plug-in solar panels will be legal next month, but what do they cost, who can fit them, and is your home even suitable? We asked the experts

For years, residential solar power in the UK has focused primarily on larger installations, comprising photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof and an inverter for converting DC (direct current) power into AC (alternating current) for use in the home. Indeed, according to government data, the UK now has approximately 1.

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Brighton gig screen goes One Step Beyond with an update pop-up

Install now or remind me later? Neither belongs in the House of Fun BORK!BORK!BORK! An update message made an unscheduled appearance on a big screen during July's On The Beach event in Brighton, south England. Partially obscured by speakers capable of deafening those at the back

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US and Allies Update SBOM Guidance

Government agencies in the US and 13 allied countries this week released updated guidance on the minimum elements of a software bill of materials (SBOM). Meant to reflect the changes in supply chain security and software transparency, the document builds on the SBOM Minimum Elements guidance that NTIA released in

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Meta incurs Wall Street's short termist wrath as CapEx soars and cash flow crashes 91% to fund AI expansion, but Zuckerberg holds the line

Wall Street had been bracing itself for more defiance from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over his continued determination to invest heavily in AI infrastructure, but few could have imagined that what they would be presented with was a 91% drop in cash flow to fund this spending. In Q2, the

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&lsquo;Three to five years is a realistic payback period&rsquo; &mdash; plug-in solar panels will be legal next month, but what do they cost, who can fit them, and is your home even suitable? We asked the experts

Brighton gig screen goes One Step Beyond with an update pop-up

US and Allies Update SBOM Guidance

Meta incurs Wall Street's short termist wrath as CapEx soars and cash flow crashes 91% to fund AI expansion, but Zuckerberg holds the line

‘Three to five years is a realistic payback period’ — plug-in solar panels will be legal next month, but what do they cost, who can fit them, and is your home even suitable? We asked the experts