PSCR: Dereck Orr discusses organization’s new initiatives in wake of $300 million of new funding

Researchers have observed an attacker using a technique they hadn’t previously seen to attempt to sneak phishing emails past enterprise security filters. Abnormal Security, which reported the campaign this week, says between Sept. 15 and Oct. 13 it detected and blocked some 200 emails that contained a QR code — instead of the usual malicious attachment or URL link — […]

LOS ANGELES – MWC LA – Verizon and Amazon said they would work to combine Verizon’s 5G wireless network with Amazon’s planned Project Kuiper constellation of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The first offering from the new partnership will backhaul Verizon’s cell sites through Amazon’s LEO satellites, allowing Verizon to offer fixed wireless Internet services in […]

Russia’s ministry of transportation has outlined its draft strategy for the support of autonomous transport for the current decade worth $6.5Bn in governmental spending. Possibly the largest slice, roughly $3Bn, is for connected infrastructure for driverless road transport on 12,000 miles of primary roads while another $2Bn targets the fueling and charging network to adapt […]

Reflecting on past innovation can inspire industry to deliver more for first responders. As the country honors first responders today, those of us in the public-safety community bear a special responsibility to recognize the valor of those who keep the public safe, protected, and healthy. We must show them our gratitude by making their jobs […]