Traveling Without a Road Map, Securing ICS Systems
In April, I attended the Operational Technology (OT) conference, hosted by CS4CA.com, https://www.cs4ca.com/usa/, which brought together many professionals from…
TalaTek Employees Earn CISSP Certification
TalaTek commends Information Security Consultants Brian Thiellen, Madeline Weeks, and Donald Wadyka for earning their Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) certification. They join their peers in obtaining recognition for…
Federal Computer Security Managers’ Forum
TalaTek is excited about the opportunity to participate in the FSCM, ‘Federal Computer Security Managers’ Forum starting on Aug 16, 2016 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
According to FedScoop, OMB policy change could cause headaches for FedRAMP.
According to a June 3, 2015 FedScoop story, the Office of Management and Budget has circulated draft revisions to the government-wide policy governing information resources management. Some agency executives say that these revisions could add unnecessary layers of bureaucracy to an already lengthy and costly cloud certification process
TalaTek’s Brian Thiellen is now an “Amazon Solution Architect.”
Brian Thiellen, Junior Information Assurance Consultant, has become an Amazon Web Services “AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.”
AWS Solutions Architects must have a strong understanding of networking and proprietary AWS resources.
As of October 14, 2015, Women-Owned Small Businesses Can Be Sole-Source Federal Contractors
As of October 14, 2015, a WOSB (or EDWOSB) may be awarded a sole-source contract of up to $4 million (or up to $6.5 million for a manufacturing contract) so long as: (1) the WOSB or EDWOSB is a responsible contractor; (2) the Contracting Officer does not have a reasonable expectation that two or more WOSBs or EDWOSBs will submit offers; and (3) award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
