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Newscan: Cyber firms warn of malware that could cause power outages

Newscan: Cyber firms warn of malware that could cause power outages

  • Written by Donny Jackson
  • 15th June 2017

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Cyber firms warn of malware that could cause power outages

Trump nominates Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel to serve again as FCC commissioner

Russian cyber hacks on U.S. electoral system far wider than previously known

NSA has linked WannaCry computer worm to North Korea

House Dem proposes article of impeachment

FirstNet officials ‘confident’ states see its appeal as kickoff meeting wraps up

House pushes bill to demand notice when Pentagon uses cyberweapons

Rivada fights on, aims to provide states with alternative to AT&T’s FirstNet

Five questions: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

Verizon: We’re doubling down on fiber broadband, just don’t call it Fios

Inside the ACLU’s nationwide campaign to curb police surveillance

The Internet of Things is way more vulnerable than you think—and not just to hackers

For $500, this site promises the power to track a phone and intercept texts

With Qatar hack, the Kremlin may be opening a new front in its global information war

In an era of Russian hacks, the U.S.is still installing Russian software on government systems

Microsoft warns of ‘destructive cyberattacks,’ issues new Windows XP patches

Privacy in the cellphone age

 

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai appoints Lisa Fowlkes to be chief of the public-safety and homeland-security bureau

FirstNet Chair Sue Swenson delivers keynote at the 2017 PSCR Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting

FCC reminds wireless licensees of construction obligations

Sprint says 43% of Phase II licensees along U.S.-Mexico border have complete 800 MHz rebanding

FCC releases final report on AT&T Mobility’s VoLTE 911 outage on March 8

Motorola Solutions and AT&T to bring best-in-class LTE solutions to FirstNet network

Cobham Wireless deploys new public-safety network for intercontinental tunnel

PowerTrunk TETRA system selected for Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery

Motorola Solutions marks a decade of radio digitization with focus on vertical industries in China

 

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