Newscan: Verizon introduces mission-critical quality of service on LTE

Orleans Parish Communications District (OPCD), one of the largest 911 centers in the U.S., will replace its existing call-handling system with APEX, the cloud-native call-management platform from Carbyne to integrate many next-generation 911 (NG911) capabilities within the normal call-flow process, according to an OPCD official. OPCD Executive Director Tyrell Morris said the New Orleans-area 911 […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Feds recover millions from pipeline ransom hackers, hint at U.S. Internet tactic One password allowed attackers to disrupt Colonial Pipeline, CEO tells senators Fastly: Is the Internet (briefly) breaking a sign of things to come? Colonial Pipeline CEO defends ransomware response during Senate hearing Why there isn’t body-camera […]

The Internet has enhanced communications, increased commerce, and brought people together socially. Unfortunately, it has also enabled malicious activity with data breaches, ransomware, destroyed systems, and the Dark Web. Cyberattacks have become so common that only the large ones make the news now. The United States is arguably the most “wired” country in the world, […]

Microsoft on June 8 deployed patches for 50 vulnerabilities, including six zero-days under active attack, the company reports. Fifty is a relatively small number for Microsoft’s monthly security releases – most of its 2020 rollouts exceeded 100 – but this Patch Tuesday packs a punch. The CVEs that were addressed affect Microsoft Windows, Office, Edge browser, […]