Partner content Canada officially gives Huawei and ZTE the boot 20th May 2022 Despite his frothy name, François-Philippe Champagne did not bring any sparkle for Chinese vendors waiting to hear if they would be allowed to sell products in Canada. The Canadian minister of innovation, science and industry had only disappointing news for Huawei and ZTE earlier today. From now on, neither will be allowed to serve Canadian […]
Partner content MITRE creates framework for supply-chain security 20th May 2022 Supply chain security has been all the buzz in the wake of high-profile attacks like SolarWinds and Log4j, but to date there is no single, agreed-on way to define or measure it. To that end, MITRE has built a prototype framework for information and communications technology (ICT) that defines and quantifies risks and security concerns […]
Partner content Verizon Response will continue leveraging drones during response efforts 19th May 2022 AUSTIN—Verizon Response teams will continue to provide drone services while supporting public safety, despite the fact that Verizon recently shut down Skyward—the drone company that Verizon purchased in 2017—an official for the carrier said this week at the Big 5G Event. Sankaran “Ram” Ramanathan, Verizon’s executive director of network field operations and assurance, said public-safety […]
Partner content The MSP downstream cyberthreat paradox: Understanding the city and county connection 18th May 2022 Recently the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) along with the FBI, NSA, and international cyber authorities issued a cybersecurity advisory aimed at protecting managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers. This high-level advisory has been gestating for some time ever since the SolarWinds and Kaseya supply chain cyber-attacks. A software supply chain attack occurs when a […]
Partner content Long-haul autonomous truck revealed 16th May 2022 Is this the future of trucking? California start-up Solo AVT certainly thinks so. The Fremont-based company has revealed the dramatic SD1 for the first time, and it’s certainly caused a stir with its bold looks. The SD1 is a long-haul electric Class 8 truck developed specifically for autonomous driving that can deliver a range in excess of […]
Partner content 5G proponents fret over Biden’s fiber fancy 16th May 2022 The US government on Friday released some guidelines on how US states should dole out $42.5 billion for broadband services in rural areas. “Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Americans across the country will no longer be held back by a lack of high-speed Internet access,” US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo declared in a statement. However, those […]
Partner content Log4Shell exploit threatens enterprise data lakes, AI poisoning 16th May 2022 Enterprise data lakes are filling up as organizations increasingly embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — but unfortunately, these are vulnerable to exploitation via the Java Log4Shell vulnerability, researchers have found. Generally, organizations are focused on ingesting as many data points for training an AI or algorithm that they can, with an eye toward […]
News Newscan: EV-infrastructure cyber vulnerabilities put cars, the grid at risk 13th May 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations EV-infrastructure cyber vulnerabilities put cars, the grid at risk U.S. signs on to new electronic-evidence protocol in international cybercrime agreement FBI told Israel it wanted Pegasus hacking tool for investigations 988 hotline for mental-health emergencies will launch nationwide on July 16. Will states be ready? Justice, EEOC release […]
News Motorola Solutions continues buying spree with Videotec acquisition 13th May 2022 Motorola Solutions yesterday announced that it has acquired Videotec—a Schio, Italy-based maker of rugged video-security cameras—to expand the manufacturing and design capabilities of its Pelco brand of video-security cameras. Videotec is the fourth company that Motorola Solutions has bought in the last 10 weeks, following the acquisitions of Ava Security and TETRA Ireland in March, […]
Partner content Black Hat Asia: Firmware supply-chain woes plague device security 13th May 2022 BLACK HAT ASIA 2022 — When it comes to developing the firmware that powers computing devices, the ecosystem consists of complex supply chains that have multiple contributors. For any given device, firmware could be made up of a hodgepodge of components from different sources. And that means that when it’s time to address security vulnerabilities, […]
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