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AT&T: What outage?

AT&T reported first quarter results that showed better-than-expected performance in its wireless business, with net customer additions and churn surpassing most analyst expectations. That’s noteworthy considering AT&T generated nationwide headlines in February when its wireless network collapsed for hours. “Nationwide AT&T cell phone outage prevents emergency calls,” reported The Washington Post. “AT&T Says It’s ‘Working Urgently’ to […]

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Preparing for cyber warfare: 6 key lessons From Ukraine

As the conflict in Ukraine enters its third year, the global community is confronted with the grim reality of modern warfare, where cyber operations have emerged as a pivotal battleground. Reflecting on past events and the ongoing crisis, it’s evident that cyberattacks have become a constant threat, leaving no sector untouched and rendering the Ukrainian […]

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Wireless device harvests environmental energy for battery-free IoT

Silicon Labs, a wireless technology developer, has launched a new series of wireless system-on-chip (SoC) devices for battery-free, energy-harvesting applications. The company said the series represents its most energy-efficient SoCs to date and will allow IoT device makers to build wireless devices that can harvest energy from external sources in their environments, such as lights […]

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MITRE ATT&CKED: InfoSec’s Most Trusted Name Falls to Ivanti Bugs

Foreign nation-state hackers have used vulnerable Ivanti edge devices to gain three months’ worth of “deep” access to one of MITRE Corp.’s unclassified networks. MITRE, steward of the ubiquitous ATT&CK glossary of commonly known cyberattack techniques, previously went 15 years without a major incident. The streak snapped in January when, like so many other organizations, its […]

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NSA sounds alarm on AI’s cybersecurity risks

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools is potentially making them “highly valuable” targets for malicious cyber actors, the National Security Agency warned in a recent report. Bad actors looking to steal sensitive data or intellectual property may seek to “co-opt” an organization’s AI systems to achieve, according to the report. The NSA recommends organizations adopt […]

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FBI Director Wray issues dire warning on China’s cybersecurity threat

FBI Director Christopher Wray this week delivered what might be the starkest warning yet on the threat that China-backed hackers pose to US national and economic security. In remarks at a Vanderbilt University-hosted summit on modern conflict and emerging threats, Wray described Chinese hackers as outnumbering FBI personnel by at least 50 to 1 and standing […]

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Frontier: We were probably hacked

Frontier Communications, one of the nation’s largest Internet service providers, said it’s likely the company was hacked and expects the situation to affect its financials. “On April 14, 2024, Frontier … detected that a third party had gained unauthorized access to portions of its information technology environment. Upon detection, the company initiated its previously established […]

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Cisco Duo’s multifactor authentication service breached

A third-party provider that handles telephony for Cisco’s Duo multifactor authentication (MFA) service has been compromised by a social engineering cyberattack. Now Cisco Duo customers have been warned to be on alert for follow-on phishing schemes. Customers were sent a notice explaining that the company handling SMS and VOIP multifactor authentication messaging traffic for Cisco […]

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NextNav, Anterix, Ondas join rush toward 900MHz opportunities

NextNav on Tuesday filed a petition with the FCC to open a portion of the 900MHz band for services including positioning and 5G. And NextNav isn’t the only company working to introduce new communications services into the 900MHz band. Anterix, Ondas Networks and a variety of other companies are also eyeing the spectrum band for various communications […]

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Top officials again push back on ransom-payment ban

The Institute for Security and Technology’s Ransomware Task Force threw cold water on the need for a ransomware payment ban in a report released Wednesday. The nonprofit Institute for Security and Technology rejects the viability of a ransom payment ban for multiple reasons, including: Concerns about a ban’s impact on ransom payment reporting by victims. The […]

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AT&T: What outage?

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Preparing for cyber warfare: 6 key lessons From Ukraine

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Wireless device harvests environmental energy for battery-free IoT

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MITRE ATT&CKED: InfoSec’s Most Trusted Name Falls to Ivanti Bugs

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NSA sounds alarm on AI’s cybersecurity risks

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FBI Director Wray issues dire warning on China’s cybersecurity threat

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Frontier: We were probably hacked

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Cisco Duo’s multifactor authentication service breached

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NextNav, Anterix, Ondas join rush toward 900MHz opportunities

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Top officials again push back on ransom-payment ban

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