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Monitoring Matters

Balloon Fight

February 15, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor

I guess we could talk about the train crash in Ohio this week. The result of it, the inevitability, and the literal fallout, but since I can’t think of an immediate tie to that for security let's just say I told you so. Instead, we’ll cover the Chinese Spy Balloons that have so gripped public fervor of late. The politics regarding the response to the balloon is immaterial really. If I had to guess they were probably trying to keep it quiet in the face of Antony Blinken’s...

Antony Blinken, Dongguan Lingkong Remote Sensing Technology Co., Ltd., monitor, Security, Spy Balloon, train crash, United States Department of Commerce


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DJI passes CVMP to receive validation from Commerce Dept.

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DJI passes CVMP to receive validation from Commerce Dept.

November 29, 2022SSN Staff

LOS ANGELES – Popular drone manufacturer DJI has received recognition for its DJI Core Crypto Engine from the U.S. Department of Commerce after passing the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP). The achievement qualifies the DJI Crypto Core Engine to receive the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, and this validation reinforces DJI’s commitment to customer data and privacy the company wrote. (FIPS) 140-2 compliance has been widely adopted around the world...

Christina Zhang, Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), data protection protocols, DJI, DJI Core Crypto Engine, Kivu Consulting, Security Services, United States Department of Commerce


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Also Noted

US and Taiwan collaborate to strengthen 5G supply chain

October 14, 2022SSN Staff

WASHINGTON – Taiwan’s Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs coordinated an exhibit of Taiwanese 5G companies at this week’s Taiwan Expos USA 2022 showcasing its strong ties and commitment to providing resilience in a tempestuous global market. “This showcase demonstrates how Taiwan offers great business potential for U.S. companies catering to the needs of both public and private networks in the global marketplace.” The...

5G, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Prague Proposals, Taiwan Expo USA, Taiwan Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, Telecommunications, United States Department of Commerce


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Commerce Dept. Launches CHIPS.gov as CHIPS and Science Act signed

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Commerce Dept. launches CHIPS.gov as CHIPS and Science Act signed

August 25, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Commerce has launched the CHIPS.gov website in order to assist implementation of the recently signed CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Signed on August 25, the CHIPS and Science Act seeks to address lowering the costs of goods and creating high paying manufacturing industry jobs. Foremost among them the Semiconductor industry where the government hopes to shore up supply chain weaknesses made evident by the onset of the pandemic in 2020 and tremulous...

China, CHIPS & Science Act, Gina Raimondo, Huawei, President Joe Biden, Semiconductor, United States, United States Department of Commerce


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