Partner content Original fix for Log4j flaw fails to fully protect against DoS attacks, data theft 16th December 2021 Security experts are now urging organizations to quickly update to a new version of the Log4j logging framework that the Apache Foundation released Tuesday because its original fix for a critical remote-code execution flaw in the logging tool does not adequately protect against attacks in some situations. According to the Apache Foundation, the Apache Log4j […]
Partner content Another AWS outage and more cloud worries 16th December 2021 AWS had another outage this week, but this one was brief. The cloud giant said on its service availability dashboard on Wednesday that it had outages in its US West region – Oregon and California – and resolved both connectivity issues quickly. Multiple news reports cite Downdetector.com data revealing that several services that use Amazon’s cloud to […]
News Newscan: What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911? 15th December 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911? House and Senate vote to raise debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion Amazon Web Services says overwhelmed network devices triggered outage Whoa—the fiber-permitting process could crush dreams to address digital divide AT&T wins $161 million contract to update U.S. Coast […]
Partner content Cloud burst: How the EU’s Gaia-X project went awry 15th December 2021 For all the difficulties it has met along the way, Europe’s cloud infrastructure project Gaia-X had impressive enough origins. Not many tech startups, after all, get launched in the European Parliament, by the EU’s president. “We will build a European cloud as part of NextGenerationEU – based on Gaia-X,” intoned Ursula von der Leyen in […]
Partner content Spalding returns with $20 million for hardened cell towers 13th December 2021 Former White House National Security Council official Gen. Robert Spalding is making waves again in the 5G arena, this time with a startup selling hardened cell towers and data centers. According to Axios, Spalding is the CEO of Sempre, a startup that just raised $20 million in a funding round led by Goff Capital. The […]
Partner content Lack of patching leaves 300,000 routers at risk 13th December 2021 Hundreds of thousands of routers produced by Latvian network hardware firm MikroTik remain vulnerable to at least one of four exploitable vulnerabilities that are at least a year old and are likely being used by attackers as part of their operational infrastructure, researchers say. A new report from security firm Eclypsium says that of the approximately […]
Partner content Smart cities need a connectivity upgrade 13th December 2021 If a smart city is one that puts data and digital technology to work to make better decisions and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants, then the ease, speed and security with which that data can be accessed and processed is paramount. Connectivity among these digital systems is key, which means that smart […]
News NextNav partners with Bosch to test barometric sensors for Z-axis vertical location 11th December 2021 NextNav this week announced a partnership with sensor manufacturer Bosch Sensortec, which will subject its barometric-pressure sensors to the NextNav certification program that is designed to enhance the accuracy and performance of its Z-axis vertical-location offerings for a variety of use cases. Dan Hight, NextNav’s vice president of business development and partnerships, said that Bosch […]
News Moving core to cloud for ‘suckers,’ tweets BT exec after AWS outage 10th December 2021 Hollywood is fond of recycling the apocalypse in all its flavors. In almost 90 years of filmmaking, Earth has been torched, flooded, battered by asteroids, attacked by aliens, ravaged by disease, decimated by conflict, hit by solar flares, overrun by AI and zombified (the most implausible apocalypse but a firm Hollywood favorite). It is still […]
Partner content Why cloud service providers are a single point of failure 9th December 2021 Cloud computing has been a global megatrend for the past decade and enjoyed skyrocketing adoption, and there is no end in sight. As this transition continues, cloud services will assume a dominant position as IT innovators produce more efficient, flexible, and faster products. A forecast by analyst firm IDC estimates that total worldwide spending on cloud services […]
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