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1810, 2017

S.770 – MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 has passed the Senate vote

October 18th, 2017|Categories: Alvaka Blog, Security|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on S.770 – MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 has passed the Senate vote

There is pending cybersecurity legislation that looks like it will affect almost every company on Main Street. It is known as the S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. What is S.770? It is a law designed to help [...]

1309, 2017

New password guidelines from the US federal government via NIST

September 13th, 2017|Categories: Alvaka Blog, DFARS|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on New password guidelines from the US federal government via NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued new guidelines regarding secure passwords. Who is NIST? NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency whose purpose is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by [...]

408, 2017

When is the driverless car arriving for you?

August 4th, 2017|Categories: Alvaka Blog|Tags: , |Comments Off on When is the driverless car arriving for you?

All electric and self-driving car technology fascinates me. As a race car driver, I can see that we are not too far away from the time where the computers and software will lap the car faster and better [...]

1603, 2017

We got your picture even without a microwave

March 16th, 2017|Categories: Alvaka Blog|Comments Off on We got your picture even without a microwave

his is a picture laden blog. There might even be a picture of you. We had our Open House on March 9th and I can’t be more proud. Kristian, Sara, Bernice and Teresa did a fantastic job promoting and organizing the event. The office looks great. We beat our attendance target. What surprised me the most was the energy at the event and how long people stayed to network, chat and learn about new stuff.

Here are some fun pictures. Some are a bit sentimental for me.

A sentimental photo, here we have Juan Lopez (a 20+ year veteran of Alvaka Networks), Yvonne Clemens (a 20+ year client of Alvaka Networks), and Rex Frank our first service manager and now an industry icon in what else… service management.

803, 2017

CRN’s story on the CIA Wikileaks leak

March 8th, 2017|Categories: Alvaka Blog, Articles|Comments Off on CRN’s story on the CIA Wikileaks leak

Partners Say Alleged CIA Hacking Papers Prompt 'Constant Vigilance' In Mobile Security In its news release on the so-called "Vault 7" documents, WikiLeaks describes a specialty CIA unit that develops malware to "infest, control and exfiltrate data" from iPhones as [...]

2702, 2017

The latest trends in government contracting

February 27th, 2017|Categories: Alvaka Blog|Comments Off on The latest trends in government contracting

Los Angeles, CA - 2017 is going to be highlighted as a banner year for some DoD related contractors, and a sad downturn for others. Why? DFARS 252.204-7012 is going to define new winners and losers in defense contracting. Within [...]