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Popular collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack and Google may be required to implement end-to-end encryption and interoperability if used by US federal agencies. Legislation put forward by US Senator Ron Wyden, titled as the Secure and Interoperable Government Collaboration Technology Act is looking to boost security for such tools following a number of high-profile recent incidents. Federal agencies don’t seem to use a single standard collaboration tool between them, making it necessary that when inter-agency communication does happen, it should be fully secure. Communication is key If written into law - which would most likely happen in 2025 due to the upcoming elections - the bill would require each collaboration tool used by federal agencies to be assessed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in order to understand how they can interoperate securely. Email accounts linked to several agencies have been cracked by Russian hackers exploiting a chain of vulnerabilities linked to Microsoft corporate email accounts, and other government agencies have succumbed to a cascade of Ivanti VPN vulnerabilities that resulted in data exfiltration and persistent system access affecting businesses and government departments alike. Speaking on the proposal, Wyden said, “My bill will secure the US government's communications from foreign hackers, while protecting taxpayer wallets. Vendor lock-in, bundling, and other anticompetitive practices result in the government spending vast sums of money on insecure software.” “It's time to break the chokehold of big tech companies like Microsoft on government software, set high cybersecurity standards and reap the many benefits of a competitive market,” he concluded. Once signed into law, federal agencies would have up to four years to ensure their collaboration software meets the standards and requirements set by NIST, so while it isn’t an immediate fix to some of the security issues the federal government is experiencing, it's certainly a step in the right direction. Via The Register More from TechRadar Pro This is the best DDoS protection softwareThe cyber landscape in 2024: AI, cyber attacks and disinformationHere is our guide to the best endpoint protection software View the full article

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Starting today, your team can use the AWS Support App to collaborate with support agents on cases through Slack. You can use the AWS Support App to create, update, search for, and resolve support cases in Slack channels, and start a live chat session with support agents and members from your team. View the full article

Slack is a modern, popular, feature-rich, flexible, and secure business communication and collaboration platform. It’s an enterprise-grade tool that ships with numerous features including channels, direct messaging, huddles and clips, and Slack connect for The post How to Install Slack Messaging Tool in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides. View the full article

New enterprise integrations deliver critical business insights and drive customer-centric decision-making SAN FRANCISCO – October 29, 2020 – Chorus.ai, the No. 1 Conversation Intelligence Platform for high growth Revenue teams, announced a major step toward bringing the power of Conversation Intelligence (CI) to every enterprise system, including a new API and integrations for Zapier and […] The post Chorus.ai Expands Enterprise Ecosystem with Conversation Intelligence API, Slack and Zapier Integrations appeared first on DevOps.com. View the full article

User identity lifecycle management across multiple apps from single cloud directory platform saves IT hours of onboarding / offboarding work LOUISVILLE, CO – Oct. 15, 2020 – JumpCloud today announced new integrations that provide IT admins easier user identity lifecycle management across multiple applications from a single platform. These new integrations with Slack, Salesforce, Atlassian, GitHub, and AWS provide streamlined user management […] The post JumpCloud Launches New Integrations with Slack, Salesforce, GitHub, Atlassian, and AWS appeared first on DevOps.com. View the full article