CritComm Insights: Ken Rehbehn notes key next-gen solutions at Mission Critical Technologies event

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a plan from drone-flight management company Anra Technologies and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to use Anra technology to enable beyond-visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations by NYPA’s drones. The FAA Letter of Acceptance (LOA) allows Anra to deploy its strategic conflict detection and aggregated conformance monitoring services, collectively known as strategic […]

Open-source security incidents aren’t going away. The reliance on open-source software (OSS) increases year-over-year, with more than 95% of all software including open source in some capacity. From operating systems to critical libraries to Web applications and more, open-source software (OSS) plays a pivotal role in the current technology landscape. However, this widespread reliance introduces significant […]

Zero-days comprised the majority of the most routinely exploited vulnerabilities last year, an increase from 2022 which allowed cybercriminals to attack higher-priority targets, Five Eyes cyber officials said in a Tuesday advisory. The top five vulnerabilities exploited by attackers in 2023 were found in three vendors across networking devices, remote access servers and firewalls. Two vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-3519 and CVE-2023-4966, […]

Deployable solution provider Rescue 42 last week announced the miniNSD AiO (All-in-One) deployable cell site, which weighs only 50 pounds and is designed to provide Verizon cellular broadband coverage with satellite backhaul quickly while being powered by internal batteries or external sources. Rescue 42 President, CEO and CTO Tim O’Connell said technological advancements—particularly the Starlink […]