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HPE extends Trusted Supply Chain initiative globally for ProLiant servers

August 30, 2022/in Computer Security

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. is making a global push for supply chain security in its server line.

Two years ago, HPE launched its Trusted Supply Chain initiative to advance end-to-end security in servers for U.S. federal and public sector customers. This month, HPE is announcing an expansion of this program globally for its ProLiant server portfolio.

“We have launched a comparable service globally called HPE Server Security Optimization Service for ProLiant,” said Cole Humphreys (pictured, right), global server security product manager at HPE. “We can deliver it in the European markets and now in the Asia-Pacific markets. It is a big deal for us, because now we have activated a meaningful supply chain security benefit for our entire global network of partners and customers.”

Humphreys spoke with Lisa Martin, industry analyst for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He was joined by Ann Potten (pictured, left), trusted supply chain program lead at HPE, and they discussed rising costs of cybercrime, a 360-degree approach to computer security, new tools for component tracking, and protection for hardware end-of-life. (* Disclosure below.)

Supply chain risk

HPE’s drive for meaningful supply chain security comes at a time when the topic is generating significant enterprise interest. Recent compromises of the software supply chain, through exploits such as the SolarWinds attack, have led to greater awareness of software and hardware components.

HPE’s Trusted Supply Chain initiative in 2020 focused on providing customers with cyber assurance to ensure they were receiving verifiably authentic and uncompromised products. The cost of ransomware attacks and breaches has escalated since then, and HPE is seeking to expand enterprise protection.

“It’s estimated that cybercrime cost will reach over $10.5 trillion by 2025 and will be even more profitable than the global transfer of all major illegal drugs combined,” Potten said. “The SolarWinds software supply chain was attacked two years ago, which unfortunately went unnoticed for several months. These things together and coming from multiple directions presents a cybersecurity challenge for an…

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IAEA Initiative Sets Ambitious Goals to Support the Safe and Secure Deployment of SMRs

July 4, 2022/in Computer Security

The goal of the industry track is to develop more standardized industrial approaches for SMR manufacturing, construction and operations that can reduce licensing timelines, costs and, ultimately, the time to deploy SMRs. The SMR business model is often based on serial production, which means that after the deployment of the first-of-a-kind reactor, cost and time savings materialize under a standardized approach. The industry track focused on four objectives: harmonization of high-level user requirements, information sharing on national standards and codes, experiments and validation of simulation computer codes to model SMRs and accelerating the implementation of a nuclear infrastructure for SMRs.

“User requirements are based on the utilities’ needs and must be consistent with IAEA safety standards,” said Aline des Cloizeaux, Director of the Division of Nuclear Power at the IAEA and chair of the industry track. “There is a general agreement on the need for technology neutral utility requirements, as this will help standardize user specifications and help technology developers to align with the market.” She also stated the need to consider non-electrical applications and non-traditional end users when defining industry standards.

Codes and standards are requirements and rules for the design, construction and operation of structures, systems and components, and they are issued by national and global organizations, such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The challenge with harmonizing codes and standards is that each country may have different requirements. For codes and standards that apply to SMRs, equivalencies among existing requirements will be identified, and the NHSI will collect and share information through a platform that will expand to advanced manufacturing standards and customization for SMRs. Furthermore, the NHSI proposed resource sharing among experimental facilities, technology holders and technical support organizations (TSOs) to validate simulation computer codes to model SMRs, which are used to support the design and safety analysis that regulators review to grant licenses. TSOs provide expertise and services to support nuclear…

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Governor Hutchinson’s Weekly Address | Taking Arkansas’s Computer Science Education Initiative to the Nation : Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson

October 2, 2021/in Computer Security

For Immediate Release
10.01.2021

Governor Hutchinson’s Weekly Address | Taking Arkansas’s Computer Science Education Initiative to the Nation

Governor Hutchinson’s weekly radio address can be found in MP3 format and downloaded HERE.

LITTLE ROCK – I became chair of the National Governors Association in July, and today I’d like to talk about this as an opportunity for Arkansas to inspire other states with our focus on computer science education.

Each chair of the NGA is allowed to launch a Chairman’s Initiative. Today at the National Press Club in Washington, I announced that during my year as Chair, I will showcase Arkansas’s successful computer science education initiative as a model for others.

NGA’s tradition of bringing governors together dates back to 1908 when President Teddy Roosevelt invited governors to Washington to discuss conservation issues.

President Roosevelt knew that to improve conservation practices in the United States, he needed the support of the governors. In the same fashion, Arkansas has the chance to increase our leadership role in computer science education.

As we emerge from the pandemic, governors are concerned about the shortage of employees. This was the perfect opportunity to share with others what we have learned about strengthening the workforce with a robust computer science education foundation.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2029, the number of computer science and information technology jobs will grow by 11 percent. Computing occupations are currently the top source of new wages in the United States. A computer science major can earn up to 40 percent more than the average college graduate.

There are over 410,000 open computing jobs nationwide, and there aren’t enough qualified people to fill the jobs. The global competition for talent is intensifying, which is why it is so important for the United States to step up computer science education. If Arkansas companies can’t fill their openings with homegrown talent, they will recruit elsewhere. The story is the same nationally.

Computer science courses are mandatory for…

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