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Andrew Seybold passes after longtime work as a ‘Public Safety Advocate’

Longtime public-safety and wireless-communications consultant and writer Andrew “Andy” Seybold, 77, died Tuesday morning at his home in Phoenix after a lengthy battle with a series of health problems. A prolific writer, Seybold wrote about wireless communications in a variety of venues—in columns for newsletters, in white papers as a consultant, and as an author […]

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DNA-sequencing equipment vulnerability adds new twist to medical-device cyberthreats

A major vulnerability in the software used by gene sequencers produced by genetic-research equipment maker Illumina highlights the dangers of software vulnerabilities in medical devices, but also demonstrates the positive impact of legislation in strengthening cybersecurity in the medical field. The vulnerability, originally discovered during an internal Illumina assessment, allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit […]

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ATN International teases a big carrier deal beyond FirstNet work

ATN International executives said the company expects to ink an agreement with “another national carrier” during its current fiscal quarter. But they didn’t provide details about the structure of the agreement or reveal the identity of the carrier. In 2019, AT&T agreed to pay ATN’s Commnet Wireless $167.5 million to build and maintain AT&T’s wireless network in […]

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Google AI giant leaves company, fearing a coming dystopia

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, when asked how he could work on a technology that was potentially dangerous, would respond by quoting Robert Oppenheimer, who led the U.S. initiative to build the atom bomb. “When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it.” Hinton does not say that anymore. Instead, the […]

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Viasat steps toward global coverage with launch of 1-terabit satellite

Viasat’s plans to provide global broadband coverage took a step forward Sunday night with the launch of the first of three high-capacity ViaSat-3 satellites. The ViaSat-3 Americas satellite launched Sunday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The satellite is set to deploy its solar arrays and make […]

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Improving the competitiveness of U.S. smart cities and counties

In my last article in this journal, “Building smart cities and counties with the Infrastructure Act,” I recommended that the funding available from the Infrastructure Act presented an opportunity for U.S. city and county jurisdictions to ramp up their smart city/smart county programs. At that time I noted that historically the U.S. lags far behind […]

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Iridium CEO touts autos as another D2D opportunity

With interest in phone-to-satellite communications at an all-time high, the CEO of satellite operator Iridium teased investors that the technology could migrate to other mobile gadgets in the future. “We also see additional opportunities in the automotive industry as well as for applications in the government sector, and expect to eventually be relevant in other […]

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Carrizzo named as FirstNet Authority board chair

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced Chief Richard Carrizzo as the FirstNet Authority board’s chair. Carrizzo is first public-safety practitioner to lead the organization’s board and the sixth person overall to fill the role. Carrizzo—the fire chief for the Southern Platte Fire Protection District in the Kansas City, Mo., area—initially was appointed to […]

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Emergency alerts could impact IoT devices

The U.K. tested its emergency alert system this week, with an alarm sent to mobile devices across the country in the first-ever nationwide test, which some say could disrupt connected devices. The test, however, was not entirely successful, with many reporting they received the alert late or not at all. In addition, some have voiced […]

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Metaverse version of the Dark Web could be nearly impenetrable

RSA CONFERENCE 2023 – San Francisco – As the metaverse takes shape over the coming years, many of the security issues afflicting cyberspace will begin to spill over into virtual space as well. One of the biggest of these threats will be the emergence of a new “darkverse,” where criminals will be able to operate with greater impunity […]

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