Partner content CISA adds SolarWinds flaw to exploited vulnerabilities catalog 21st October 2024 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added a critical hardcoded credentials flaw in SolarWinds Web Help Desk to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog on Tuesday, marking the second actively exploited CVE in the same product since August. The vulnerability, listed as CVE-2024-28987, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access internal functionality and potentially modify data. The software defect […]
Partner content CISOs: Throwing cash at tools isn’t helping detect breaches 21st October 2024 Global information security spend is projected to reach $215 billion by the end of 2024. But a new survey of chief information security officers (CISOs) shows that all that cash might not have bought the peace of mind they hoped for. In fact, 44% of CISOs across the globe reported missing a data breach in […]
Partner content Telecom glory days are over – bad news for Nokia, worse for Ericsson 21st October 2024 Ericsson, Nokia and other network product vendors may have felt the lurching sensation of weightlessness experienced by people on big-drop fairground rides when they saw the graph from Tefficient, an analytics company, plotting mobile data traffic for Elisa, Finland’s biggest mobile operator. Since the first quarter of 2017, traffic levels have steadily climbed, soon recovering after […]
News FCC set to vote on 988 georouting rules today 17th October 2024 FCC commissioners today are scheduled to consider new rules requiring that all U.S. wireless carriers implement georouting of calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline system in an effort to provide assistance and resources close to the caller’s physical location. FCC commissioners are scheduled to vote on the matter during an open meeting being […]
Partner content The outlook for private wireless remains mixed 17th October 2024 Private wireless networking is one of the few bright spots in an industry struggling through a slowdown in operator spending and a wave of AI-driven job cuts. Indeed, research firm SNS Telecom & IT predicts private wireless will enjoy annual growth of 20% to reach $6 billion in total spending by the end of 2027. But companies in the private […]
Partner content Microsoft reveals ransomware attacks against its customers nearly tripled last year 17th October 2024 Microsoft customers confronted nearly triple the amount of ransomware attacks during the one-year period ending in June, the company said Tuesday in its Digital Defense Report. Microsoft observed a 275% year-over-year increase in human-operated ransomware attacks between July 2023 and June 2024. This increase in ransomware attacks was partially offset by a sustained decrease in cyberattacks reaching the encryption stage, the report found. “The […]
Partner content Helene deals billions in damage to infrastructure 17th October 2024 Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast at the end of September, destroying roads and bridges, knocking out electricity and cell service, sweeping away homes and killing at least 227 people. State DOTs are assessing the state of their infrastructure, as FEMA continues search and rescue and other emergency support. The Category 4 storm was the most […]
Partner content AT&T, Verizon, Lumen face questions over Chinese hack 16th October 2024 Lawmakers and regulators in Washington, DC, are raising alarms over a report that Chinese hackers were able to access systems inside the networks of US telecom operators including Verizon, AT&T and Lumen Technologies. However, it’s not exactly clear what information Chinese spies might have been able to suck out of US telecom networks, nor whether […]
News CERCI cites ‘disappointment’ in FCC’s apparent movement toward 4.9 GHz rules 16th October 2024 FCC commissioners could be on the verge of approving new rules for the 4.9 GHz spectrum band that would give the FirstNet Authority effective control of the public-safety airwaves, according to the Coalition of Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure (CERCI), which expressed “disappointment” in the developments. CERCI today issued a press release indicating that the […]
Commentary September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track 15th October 2024 The 3GPP Plenary meetings took place September 9-13, 2024, in Melbourne, Australia. 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN), Service and System Aspects (SA) and Core Terminal (CT) groups continued to focus on the Release 19 (R19) work, while officially approving a study on 6G. The 6G work represents the next generation of wireless communications. While the […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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