Newscan: How hackers could mess with 911 systems and put you at risk

Chris Sambar, responsible for building and operating AT&T’s massive wireless and wireline networks, is departing the company Oct. 11, AT&T confirmed to Light Reading. It’s not clear who might replace Sambar. Sambar reported to AT&T’s chief operating officer, Jeff McElfresh. “Chris has played a crucial role in delivering on our commitment to be the best […]

Recovery from ransomware attacks is taking longer — sometimes more than a month — as attacks increase against the healthcare industry, according to a survey published last week by cybersecurity firm Sophos. About two-thirds of respondents said they were hit by a ransomware attack in the past year, up from 60% the year prior. Just 34% said they were hit by a […]

Somewear Labs recently announced a collaboration with 3AM Innovations, integrating data from Somewear Labs’ network-flexible hardware to be shown on 3AM’s FLORIAN platform that provide a common operating picture (COP) to responders, particularly wildland firefighters. Somewear Labs CEO and co-founder James Kubik said officials from his company decided ensuring integration between Somewear Labs software and […]

According to SpaceX, its satellite rival AST SpaceMobile is conducting a “misinformation campaign” against SpaceX and the company’s efforts to connect T-Mobile’s customers to SpaceX satellites. In a new filing with the FCC, SpaceX urged American regulators to ignore “foreign investors and partners in AST’s meme-stock” and to approve SpaceX’s out-of-band emissions waiver request. “As […]