Partner content AT&T FirstNet unleashes robotic dogs for emergency services 27th January 2023 AT&T is releasing robotic hounds from Ghost Robotics as part of the service provider’s FirstNet emergency responder service. In a blog, AT&T VP Lance Spencer explained that the robotic dogs will be connected to AT&T’s network and deployed for public safety, defense, federal and state agencies, local police and fire departments, and commercial customers. “Network-connected robotic dogs can deliver a […]
Partner content Federal agencies infested by cyberattackers via legit remote-management systems 26th January 2023 It has come to light that hackers cleverly utilized two off-the-shelf remote monitoring and management systems (RMMs) to breach multiple Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agency networks in the US last summer. On Jan. 25, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released […]
Commentary How 5G is making cities safer, smarter, and more efficient 26th January 2023 It’s a scenario we’ve all experienced: an ambulance with a blaring siren racing against time to get a person in medical distress to a hospital through traffic. What we don’t see is 5G connectivity enabling paramedics to communicate with hospital staff via video conference and coordinate care in real-time before arriving at the emergency room. […]
Partner content MCPTT interworking for critical communications 26th January 2023 The goal of mission-critical communication systems is to minimize the response time of first responders in emergency situations across several agencies. A dedicated push-to-talk button offers an efficient mechanism that simplifies the speaker-to-listener process to a minimum. This feature is useful when coordinating large group activities and to enable the instant flow of tactical status […]
Partner content Self-driving cars present terrorism risk, FBI director says 26th January 2023 The rollout of self-driving cars could mean an increased threat of terrorist attacks. That was the alarming warning delivered during a discussion on national security at the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland. While the safety benefits of autonomous vehicles (AVs) have long been touted, the need for caution was highlighted by Federal Bureau […]
News UK Home Office officially cuts ESN ties with Motorola Solutions, but transition work still needed 24th January 2023 United Kingdom (UK) Home Office and Motorola Solutions officially agreed to terminate their working relationship regarding the Emergency Services Network (ESN), although Motorola Solutions will continue to provide “termination-assistance services” for the project at least through December. Information about the termination agreement was published on the Home Office website on Jan. 13, almost a month […]
Partner content Ransomware profits decline as victims dig in, refuse to pay 24th January 2023 In another sign that the tide may be finally turning against ransomware actors, ransom payments declined substantially in 2022 as more victims refused to pay their attackers — for a variety of reasons. If the trend continues, analysts expect ransomware actors will start demanding bigger ransoms from larger victims to try and compensate for falling […]
Partner content Critical manufacturing sector in the cyberattacking bullseye 23rd January 2023 More than three-quarters of manufacturing organizations harbor unpatched high-severity vulnerabilities in their systems, a study of the sector found. New telemetry from SecurityScorecard shows a year-over-year increase in high-severity vulns in those organizations. In 2022, some “76% of manufacturing organizations, SecurityScorecard observed unpatched CVEs on IP addresses our platform attributes to those organizations,” says Aleksandr Yampolskiy, […]
Partner content T-Mobile failed to secure API in latest hack 23rd January 2023 T-Mobile reported that a “bad actor” was able to obtain information on millions of its customers through an application programming interface (API) into its systems. Friday’s announcement follows almost half a dozen other hacks into T-Mobile’s systems over the past several years. The most recent, disclosed in 2021, cost T-Mobile at least $400 million and prompted the carrier to spend […]
Partner content With the rise of remote work, American cities face an ‘urban doom loop’ as revenue declines 23rd January 2023 Just as the Industrial Revolution fundamentally changed the purpose of city downtowns during the 1800s, today’s rapid evolution to remote work is forcing metros across the United States to reconsider business centers and adapt office spaces to emerging needs. “We’re going through this major revolutionary change, and it will take decades to play out,” said […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024
