Partner content AT&T serves up 5G plans with a healthy dose of pragmatism 15th March 2021 AT&T will spend $6 to $8 billion between 2022 and 2024 to deliver 5G services over its new midband C-band spectrum licenses to 70 to 75 million people in 2022 and 100 million people in “early” 2023, the operator said during its analyst event Friday. Those targets sit behind the goals that executives from Verizon and T-Mobile outlined during […]
Partner content Verkada security-camera hack hits Telsa, Cloudfare 15th March 2021 Enterprises choosing cloud-based camera services should double down on security plans. Malicious attackers undertook a massive breach of Verkada security cameras found on various Tesla and Cloudfare sites, as well as in prisons, schools, and hospitals. An international malicious group is reportedly behind the hack, which has allegedly ideological aims. One of the attackers, Tillie […]
News Transition Administrator notifies FCC of 800 MHz rebanding completion 15th March 2021 Almost 17 years after the FCC called for the reconfiguration of 800 MHz spectrum—known as 800 MHz rebanding—the massive program of retuning more than 2,100 radio systems should be done in June, the 800 MHz Transition Administrator (TA) recently stated in its notice of program completion filed recently with the FCC. “The TA has determined […]
News Newscan: Hackers breach 150,000 security cameras, exposing police, jails, schools, hospitals 13th March 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Hackers breach 150,000 security cameras, exposing police, jails, schools, hospitals Dish acquisition of Republic paves way for Relay, a new sort of Nextel Man uses Apple Watch to call 911 after falling through ice in New Hampshire Biden DOJ backs sharing 6 Ghz band to support Wi-Fi usage […]
Partner content Starlink seeks to link planes, trucks and other moving vehicles 11th March 2021 Even as Starlink pushes toward a commercial launch of its fixed broadband satellite service, its parent company, SpaceX, is also pursuing a plan to connect Starlink’s network to trucks, planes, ships and other types of relatively large moving vehicles. Starlink’s mobile-facing interests were outlined in an application for blanket-licensed Earth Stations in Motion, or ESIMs, filed on […]
Partner content ‘Thousands’ of Verkada cameras affected by hacking breach 11th March 2021 Organizations using the vendor’s cameras said to be affected include Tesla and software provider Cloudfare, while Bloomberg has reported that the hackers also gained access to footage inside psychiatric hospitals and health clinics. The data breach is said to have been carried out by an international hacker collective, with one of the individuals involved explaining the reasons […]
Partner content Zero-trust security for IoT: Establishing rigorous device defenses 11th March 2021 Zero trust is a key security trend today, and for good reason. Zero-trust security provides a level of access control that cannot be matched by more conventional security models. Zero-trust security is a concept that centers on the belief that organizations should not automatically trust anything inside or outside their perimeters and must verify any user or device that tries […]
Partner content Key steps governments can take to guard against malware attack 10th March 2021 2020 saw governments globally report more than 100 significant cyberattacks. In the United States, a major cyber-offensive was launched against multiple government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, with the extent of the attack and damage still unknown. These statistics show that government agencies, even the most sophisticated ones, are not immune to cyberattacks, including malware attacks. What is a […]
News Bittium official: Public-safety LTE devices ready, but can’t ‘wait for ProSe any longer’ 10th March 2021 Public-safety adoption of LTE devices will become “mainstream” globally during the next couple of years, but agencies should not expect commercial-device pricing or that Proximity Services—the LTE direct-mode standard known as ProSe—will address the need for off-network communications, according to a Bittium official. Jarno Majava, EMEA sales director for Bittium—the Finland-based manufacturer of rugged LTE […]
News Newscan: Chinese hacking spree hit an ‘astronomical’ number of victims 9th March 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Chinese hacking spree hit an ‘astronomical’ number of victims SpaceX moves to beam Starlink Internet into trucks, boats and aircraft Tech spent years fighting foreign terrorists. Then came the Capitol riot. Why it’s so hard to sign up for vaccinations online Move over, SolarWinds: 30,000 orgs’ e-mail hacked […]
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