Newscan: Cybersecurity risks spike as COVID-19 forces city staff to go remote

Federal legislation that would reclassify 911 telecommunicators as members of a protective-service occupation—the job category that includes first responders like firefighters and police officers—continues to gain support but is still awaiting even committee-level consideration, according to the bill’s primary sponsor. Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.), a former 911 dispatcher and sponsor of the 911 SAVES Act, […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations First fatality from ransomware? Cyberattacks suspected in German woman’s death Pentagon considers operating independent 5G networks under new dynamic-spectrum-sharing effort Utah police release footage after officers shoot 13-year-old boy Farms of the future hinge on high-speed Internet House passes spending bill to avoid government shutdown, sends it to […]

Xcel Energy – a massive gas and electricity provider across Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin – said it plans to test a private wireless LTE network in the 900MHz spectrum band using equipment from Motorola Solutions. The news serves to yet again underscore utilities’ interest in building their […]

Huawei’s day of reckoning finally arrived this week. Starting from September 15, the third and most severe round of US sanctions began, denying Huawei access to any components made with US technology. Key Asian-based chip suppliers such as TSMC, Samsung, SK Hynix and Mediatek have all had to terminate their supply agreements with the Chinese firm. Here are three key questions about the […]