Partner content Chinese APT group likely using ransomware attacks as cover for IP theft 24th June 2022 A China-based advanced persistent threat (APT) actor, active since early 2021, appears to be using ransomware and double-extortion attacks as camouflage for systematic, government-sponsored cyberespionage and intellectual property theft. In all of the attacks, the threat actor has used a malware loader called the HUI Loader — associated exclusively with China-backed groups — to load […]
Partner content AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile tout Z-axis support for 911 23rd June 2022 The nation’s biggest wireless network operators told the FCC earlier this month that they are successfully securing Z-axis location data for 911 calls. That’s critical because the information can be combined with existing X- and Y-axis data in order to let emergency responders know exactly which floor a 911 caller in a skyscraper is located, […]
News California grants first permit to test AVs using only Lidar sensing 23rd June 2022 The fiercely fought battle in California among self-driving tech companies has taken a new twist with the granting of a permit to Korean firm Vueron. The permit, issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, is the first in the state to sanction the testing of autonomous vehicles (AVs) using one Lidar sensor only. Generally, the […]
Partner content Buying smart solutions: Technology is now part of (almost) every government purchase 23rd June 2022 When municipalities first moved toward automation, early purchases concentrated on delineated silos between technology and non-mechanized purchases. With today’s purchasing trends, there seems to be a computer chip or automation component involved in almost every government purchase. Changing apparel industry Whether it’s uniforms for safety personnel, custodians or park rangers, work apparel is a long-standing […]
News France preparing to launch public-safety broadband network, official says 23rd June 2022 France hopes to have first-responder personnel begin communicating over its new RRF public-safety-broadband network in two years—when the country will host the 2024 Olympics—and deliver nationwide coverage by the end of 2026, according to a French official. Guillaume Lambert, senior executive of the French Ministry of the Interior and head of the RRF—the French public-safety […]
News Newscan: Law-enforcement radios failed during Uvalde school mass shooting, Texas official says 22nd June 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Law-enforcement radios failed during Uvalde school mass shooting, Texas official says CTA: FCC receiver mandates could stifle innovation Cyber risks found in flood-management system in southeastern states Frustration rising with Motorola Solutions as Texas county’s radio project hits another delay DARPA report finds vulnerabilities in Blockchain tech, non-secure […]
Partner content AT&T, Verizon agree to another year of C-band mitigation around airports 20th June 2022 AT&T and Verizon have agreed to curtail their 5G networks around select airports for another year, until July 2023, under a new agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “The wireless companies offered Friday to continue with some level of voluntary mitigations for another year,” the FAA wrote in a release. The agency did not provide […]
Partner content Can we make a global agreement to halt attacks on our energy infrastructure? 20th June 2022 The connected world brings people together, but connectivity also brings risk. Cybercriminals can use the same tools that bring us together to spread chaos. Every organization is concerned about cybersecurity. During the last several years, the energy industry has been subject to high-profile attacks, including an extremely disruptive ransomware strike on Colonial Pipeline that affected fuel supplies […]
Partner content New self-driving tech to be featured in Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler 20th June 2022 Stellantis will use third-generation Scala Lidar from French supplier Valeo to enable Level 3 autonomous driving in its vehicles. The Valeo technology will be deployed across multiple models of the automaker’s brands from 2024. Stellantis has one of the most diverse portfolios in the entire auto industry, with Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Peugeot, Citroen, DS Automobiles, Opel, Vauxhall, Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, […]
Partner content Nobody has the foggiest about the edge 20th June 2022 Cisco once tried to popularize fog computing as an alternative to the edge. If you’ve never heard of it, you are not alone. For a short period, fog computing gave rise to a new industry group called the OpenFog Consortium (because the industry needed another group with open prefixing its name), but this was eventually […]
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024
