Newscan: New Orleans city shutdown by hackers is a sign of things to come

As U.S. cities feel the strain of urban growth—rents rising faster than incomes, more than half a million people homeless, persistent racial and social equity issues—some are making much-needed strides. They are becoming what McKinsey Global Institute defines as a “smart city,” a place where technology and data are used to enable better decisions that […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Most firms face second ransomware attack after paying off first U.S. telcos flag ‘cascading impacts’ from chip shortages Ransomware attack hits another massive, crucial market: Meat National lab recommends Energy Department test electric-utility vendors for cybersecurity Tech giants have to hand over your data when federal investigators ask. […]

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is among the most useful measures companies can use against the rise in credential attacks, but attackers are adapting, as demonstrated in a variety of bypasses that allowed them to infiltrate networks — even those protected by MFA. In an analysis of recent attacks, identity and access management firm CyberArk found at […]

Amid growing consensus that the US government should pour billions of dollars into the development of broadband across the country, a number of telecom industry trade groups are warning that the ongoing global chip shortage is delaying or completely impeding the construction of networks this year. “The minimum delay reported by members was generally three to four weeks, […]