Partner content Modernizing municipal IT infrastructure: A vital defense against cyber threats 7th October 2024 This summer, Flint, Mich., became the latest in a growing list of U.S. municipalities to fall victim to a ransomware attack. This incident, which took city services offline for weeks, is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities many local governments face in an increasingly hostile cyber landscape. The attack on Flint underscores the urgent need […]
Partner content AT&T’s networking chief, Chris Sambar, to leave company 6th October 2024 Chris Sambar, responsible for building and operating AT&T’s massive wireless and wireline networks, is departing the company Oct. 11, AT&T confirmed to Light Reading. It’s not clear who might replace Sambar. Sambar reported to AT&T’s chief operating officer, Jeff McElfresh. “Chris has played a crucial role in delivering on our commitment to be the best […]
Partner content Two-thirds of healthcare organizations hit by ransomware in past year: survey 6th October 2024 Recovery from ransomware attacks is taking longer — sometimes more than a month — as attacks increase against the healthcare industry, according to a survey published last week by cybersecurity firm Sophos. About two-thirds of respondents said they were hit by a ransomware attack in the past year, up from 60% the year prior. Just 34% said they were hit by a […]
News Somewear Labs supports data integration with 3AM Innovations’ FLORIAN platform 4th October 2024 Somewear Labs recently announced a collaboration with 3AM Innovations, integrating data from Somewear Labs’ network-flexible hardware to be shown on 3AM’s FLORIAN platform that provide a common operating picture (COP) to responders, particularly wildland firefighters. Somewear Labs CEO and co-founder James Kubik said officials from his company decided ensuring integration between Somewear Labs software and […]
Partner content SpaceX blames European hostility on AST’s ‘misinformation campaign’ 4th October 2024 According to SpaceX, its satellite rival AST SpaceMobile is conducting a “misinformation campaign” against SpaceX and the company’s efforts to connect T-Mobile’s customers to SpaceX satellites. In a new filing with the FCC, SpaceX urged American regulators to ignore “foreign investors and partners in AST’s meme-stock” and to approve SpaceX’s out-of-band emissions waiver request. “As […]
Partner content NSA Releases 6 principles of OT cybersecurity 3rd October 2024 The National Security Agency (NSA) joined cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United Kingdom to publish a guide outlining six principles that can be used to guide the creation and maintenance of a safe, security critical infrastructure operational technology (OT) environment. “Principles of Operational Technology Cyber Security” offers […]
Partner content EchoStar sets sights on direct-to-device market 2nd October 2024 Direct-to-device (D2D) is one of the areas EchoStar will pursue with vigor in the wake of a complex series of financial moves and the proposed sale of Dish’s pay-TV business. Those moves aim to extend a lifeline to EchoStar, giving the company years of runway as wireless becomes the cornerstone of the business. EchoStar didn’t spell […]
News Verizon back to normal service after hours-long, widespread outage 1st October 2024 Verizon yesterday evening announced that its wireless network was “fully restored” after many customers were without service for several hours, but the carrier has not provided any information about the cause of the disruption or its impact on the Verizon Frontline offering to first responders. Initial reports of the outage began yesterday morning, with more […]
Partner content CISA again raises alarm on hacktivist threat to water utilities 30th September 2024 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday said threat groups are still exploiting vulnerable devices in various industrial targets — including water utilities — that are practicing weak cyber hygiene. Exposed and vulnerable industrial control systems and operational technology environments can be hacked using unsophisticated methods, such as brute-force attacks and taking advantage of systems using default passwords, […]
Partner content 2M customers still without power after Helene; some local grids must ‘be completely rebuilt’ 30th September 2024 About 2 million electric customers remained without power across the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic on Monday morning after Hurricane Helene devastated utility systems last week, and some areas will require a full rebuild of energy infrastructure, utilities said. The storm struck Florida as a Category 4, but only about 100,000 customers remained without power in […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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