Devine on P25, interoperability

Members of a signals-intelligence unit of the Chinese military accessed Motorola Solutions’ computer network and downloaded more than 1,000 documents—including competitive intelligence about LMR manufacturer Hytera Communications—in 2017, according to a U.S. government indictment and other legal briefings. In 2017, Jia Wei was a member of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)—the military of the People’s […]

Federal authorities said they are investigating China-linked attacks on U.S. telecom networks in the wake of reports that hackers conducted a broad espionage campaign, targeting senior elected officials and candidates. “After the FBI identified specific malicious activity targeting the sector, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency immediately notified affected companies, rendered technical […]

Renewable energy companies lag behind their more traditional peers when it comes to the cybersecurity readiness of their infrastructure, raising concerns that attackers targeting critical infrastructure could find easier prey among “green” energy firms. In a study of 250 energy companies worldwide, oil and natural-gas firms scored the highest — with the average company scoring […]

AT&T this week announced that FirstNet supports more than 6.4 million connections for more than 29,000 public-safety agencies, while CEO John Stankey applauded the recent FCC vote granting the FirstNet Authority control over usage of 4.9 GHz spectrum via a sharing agreement with a nationwide band manager. Stankey made the comments during AT&T quarterly conference […]