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 […]
Partner content Intel, Microsoft aim for breakthrough in DARPA encryption project 9th March 2021 The widespread encryption of data while stored on disk and communicated through the network — often called “at rest” and “in transit” — are critical security measures to protect business and personal data. Now Intel and Microsoft hope to create a practical and usable implementation of a third measure — “in use” encryption — that […]
Partner content Intelsat and SES: C-band calm hides a brutal legal storm 8th March 2021 In their recent meetings with FCC staff, executives from SES and Intelsat offered nothing but sunshine and rainbows in discussing their efforts to clear out their respective operations from recently auctioned C-band spectrum. “SES and Intelsat are creating jobs and paying billions of dollars to small and large businesses throughout the United States,” wrote Christophe De Hauwer, […]
News ADRF targets smaller facilities with new in-building public-safety repeater 8th March 2021 ADRF recently announced the availability of it PSR-78-8527, a half-watt public-safety 700/800 MHz digital repeater that is designed to lower the cost to owners of small and mid-sized buildings trying to support first-responder radio and cellular communications in their facilities. Dennis Burns, ADRF’s director of public safety, said the new PSR-series half-watt repeater is designed […]
Partner content Microsoft adopted ‘aggressive’ strategy for sharing SolarWinds Attack intel 8th March 2021 In the wake of a widespread cyberattack, enterprise IT providers can play a key role in how businesses learn about and mitigate the security threat. That role has evolved as attacks grow more complex – and it presents a tricky challenge when a provider must keep businesses informed of an attack that has infiltrated its […]
Partner content How SolarWinds busted up our assumptions about code signing 5th March 2021 As the fallout from the SolarWinds hack broadens, we continue to learn more about just how it happened in the first place. There have now been four malware strains identified, one being Sunspot, which was installed on the SolarWinds build server that developers use to piece together software applications. When it comes to software supply chains, […]
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