Partner content Amazon, Microsoft cloud leaks highlight lingering misconfiguration issues 10th November 2022 A string of household names lately have been responsible for misconfigured cloud storage buckets overflowing with wide-open data — once again shining a light on a cybersecurity problem for which there seemingly is no plug. Just last week, security researcher Anurag Sen revealed that an Amazon server had exposed data on the viewing habits of Amazon Prime members. During the same […]
Partner content Viasat, EchoStar and Iridium hint at cellular-to-satellite interest 10th November 2022 Companies like SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile, Globalstar and Lynk Global have been loudly discussing the possibility of connecting regular smartphones directly to their satellites. Indeed, Lynk recently boasted of $2.3 billion in commercial contracts with almost two dozen mobile network operators for direct cellular-to-satellite services. But they aren’t the only ones that expect to play in the market. Executives from […]
Partner content Electric agricultural robot combats labor shortages 10th November 2022 Autonomous solutions have long been making waves in the agricultural sector, with robotic pickers, sprayers and planters seeing significant time and cost savings as industry members face continued labor shortages, high operational costs and yield insecurity. Robotics Plus, a New Zealand-based agritech company, has unveiled an autonomous multi-use, modular vehicle platform for orchard and vineyard […]
Audio Anterix: Execs discuss federal-funding option for utilities’ private LTE 9th November 2022 Anterix COO Ryan Gerbrandt (yes, that’s his name, despite what you hear in the audio), left, and Chris Guttman-McCabe—chief regulatory and communications officer for Anterix—explain how utilities may use federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to pay for private LTE networks that are capable of supporting important smart-grid applications.
News Newscan: Axon in spotlight as Supreme Court leans toward making challenges to FTC, SEC easier 8th November 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Axon in spotlight as Supreme Court leans toward making challenges to FTC, SEC easier CISA, NSA and industry outline security responsibilities of software suppliers Sateliot plans first active NB-IoT nanosatellite launch DISA’s plea to industry: Bring us battlefield-ready tech Dish touts value of licensed spectrum in private networks […]
News LA-RICS P25 system on track for October 2023 acceptance, official says 8th November 2022 Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) expect to accept the organization’s long-awaited P25 system in less than a year, according to information provided last week to the LA-RICS Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) board. LA-RICS Executive Director Scott Edson said the P25 system appears to remain on track to be completed by October 2023, although […]
Partner content SBA pulls ahead in the edge-computing race 8th November 2022 Cell-tower giant SBA Communications appears to be creating a sizable lead in the 5G industry’s race to edge computing. The company recently disclosed that it is in the midst of operating or constructing 30-40 edge-computing sites around the country – that’s more than many of the company’s competitors and customers. “I would say we probably […]
Partner content Apple hit by iPhone delays as global handset sales sink to eight-year low 8th November 2022 Deteriorating economic conditions have driven down global handset sales to their lowest level in eight years, says Counterpoint Research. It calculates Q3 shipments totaled 301 million units, down 12% from a year ago. Another analyst firm, Omdia (a sister company to Light Reading), put the decline at 7.6%, although it said shipments were up 2.5% sequentially. Counterpoint […]
Partner content SolarWinds faces potential SEC enforcement action over Orion breach 8th November 2022 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears poised to take enforcement action against SolarWinds for the enterprise software company’s alleged violation of federal securities laws when making statements and disclosures about the 2019 data breach at the company. If the SEC were to move forward, SolarWinds could face civil monetary penalties and be required […]
Partner content Laser attack can blind self-driving cars 7th November 2022 Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are vulnerable to a laser attack that could potentially “blind” them, putting pedestrians at risk. That’s the alarming conclusion arrived at by a team of researchers from the United States and Japan. Researchers from the University of Florida, the University of Michigan and the University of Electro-Communications in Chofu, Japan conducted a series of […]
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