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State cybersecurity organizations in ‘heightened risk environment,’ according to report

As state and local cybersecurity organizations across the United States emerge from a few difficult years, one aspect of the future is for certain: It will be shaped by the same digital advancements that, since the pandemic’s outset, have propelled the nation into an unprecedented era of technological innovation in the public sector. “While it […]

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Smart helmet helps firefighters make faster rescues

Researchers in Scotland have unveiled a new smart helmet for firefighters, using sensor technology, thermal cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to help wearers locate people faster. The team comes from the newly opened National Robotarium in Edinburgh, which developed the helmet in collaboration with Scottish Fire and Rescue services. The fire service’s training facility in […]

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CISA: Multiple APT groups infiltrate defense organization

Multiple advance persistent threat (APT) groups gained access to the network of a US-based defense organization in January 2021, extensively compromising the company’s computers, network, and data for nearly a year, three government agencies stated in a joint advisory on Oct. 4. The attackers had access to the organization’s Microsoft Exchange Server and used a […]

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Rural Minnesota community test drives autonomous shuttle service that features ADA-compliant minivans

To this point, experimentations with autonomous vehicle technology has been mostly centered in large, connected cities like Las Vegas. A rural region in Minnesota is working to change that: In a first-of-its-kind rural pilot program called goMARTI (Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative), a fleet of five self-driving Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS minivans, three of which will be American […]

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Verizon still faces a 3G problem

Verizon has been talking publicly about shutting down its 3G network for roughly seven years now. But in the next few months, it looks like the company will finally, officially do it. If Verizon does shutter its 3G network on January 1, 2023, as it has promised, it will be the last big US wireless network operator […]

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Building 100% digital state and local governments

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, many systems moved online to limit face-to-face interactions, including within state and local governments. Government processes that required citizens to show up in person, like renewing driver’s licenses or applying for unemployment, are now available partially or completely online. With the familiarity of online interactions—from online shopping to paying bills […]

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Is network slicing toast?

Ericsson and pals are still desperately trying to present network slicing as the best thing since another famous sliced innovation that took breadknives out of the toast-making routine and is far easier for the average punter to digest. It’s a $200 billion sales opportunity for telcos, cooed executives from the Swedish equipment maker on a […]

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7 IoT devices that make security pros cringe

In cybersecurity, if it isn’t one thing, it’s another 14.4 billion things that’ll get ya. That’s about how many Internet of Things (IoT) devices will proliferate globally by the end of the year, according to some analyst estimates. As a body, this is arguably one of the most rapidly spreading and poorly secured threat surfaces […]

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Employee-driven rideshare driven by telematics

Telematics may have taken something of a back seat in terms of passenger-car technology lately but it is still the driving power for one mobility provider’s growth plans. Start-up rideshare company Alto says it is carving a place in the market focused on employee-based premium vehicle private hire transportation, totally at odds with the bargain-basement […]

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T-Mobile: AT&T’s FirstNet ‘has not fulfilled all of its promises’

T-Mobile is looking to land some punches on AT&T’s burgeoning public-safety business by calling in the ref. The company told the FCC that it should require FirstNet to disclose details about its ongoing relationship with AT&T. T-Mobile also told the commission that it should make clear that “FirstNet must provide interoperability that ensures all public […]

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State cybersecurity organizations in ‘heightened risk environment,’ according to report

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Smart helmet helps firefighters make faster rescues

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CISA: Multiple APT groups infiltrate defense organization

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Rural Minnesota community test drives autonomous shuttle service that features ADA-compliant minivans

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Verizon still faces a 3G problem

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Building 100% digital state and local governments

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Is network slicing toast?

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7 IoT devices that make security pros cringe

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Employee-driven rideshare driven by telematics

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T-Mobile: AT&T’s FirstNet ‘has not fulfilled all of its promises’

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