Incident Command/Situational Awareness

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Driver and passenger monitoring brings zero cabin privacy

Driver monitoring is key to the growing requirements, globally, for improved road safety, with regulatory and safety bodies in Europe acknowledging its importance. This trend extends globally as the USA becomes focused on a road safety agenda to address risks posed by emerging semi- and fully-automated vehicle technologies. Europe has taken the lead, Euro NCAP […]

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Attackers compromised code-checking vendor’s tool for two months

In a software supply-chain attack reminiscent of the SolarWinds compromise, unknown attackers used a vulnerable tool published by code checking firm Codecov for a little over two months to collect sensitive development information from the company’s clients. Codecov, which provides tools and services to check how well software tests are covering code under development, in […]

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Clearing a path to multicloud as the new foundation for digital government

To say that the last year has been challenging for state and local governments is a massive understatement. While citizens turned to their state and local agencies for guidance during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, state and local leaders were largely left to navigate the uncertainty without a roadmap or assistance from the Federal […]

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Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) to shut down

After three years of existence, the non-profit Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) will cease operations within 45 days as officials say they believe that the organization achieved its primary goal to promote public safety’s use of open-standard technologies. “PSTA achieved its mission,” PSTA board member Jeff Johnson said during an interview with IWCE’s Urgent Communications. […]

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Klobuchar pledges support for NG911 funding, does not address specifics of proposal

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)—a co-chair of the Congressional Next-Gen 911 Caucus—vowed to sponsor legislation once again that calls for at least $12 billion in federal funding to upgrade public-safety answering points (PSAPs) to next-generation-911 (NG911) technology, but she did not release any details of her proposal. Two years ago, Klobuchar sponsored the “Next Generation 911 […]

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Ubiquiti’s latest hack highlights troubled security path for operators

In January, equipment vendor Ubiquiti told customers to reset their passwords due to a security breach involving a third-party cloud provider. The announcement appeared to be a relatively routine security warning. Such alerts among equipment vendors have become increasingly common as the noise around cybersecurity continues to rise. However, the situation took on added weight when security researcher […]

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Dependency problems increase for open-source components

The average software application depends on more than 500 open source libraries and components, up 77% from 298 dependencies in two years, highlighting the difficulty of tracking the vulnerabilities in every software component, according to a new report from software management firm Synopsys. In its “Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report, the company […]

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How smart environments will take shape post-COVID-19

Smart buildings and spaces have been a priority for some time, promoting energy efficiency, better user experience and security, smart environments have gotten even more important recently. Traditionally, smart environments have focused on curbing energy use in buildings, creating automation of temperature monitoring, lighting, and other amenities. Smart environments aim to satisfy the experience of […]

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RootMetrics 5G report puts AT&T in first place

The latest study of network performance by testing firm RootMetrics delivered one result that shouldn’t surprise people who’ve spent much time testing 5G phones and hotspots – and another result that might raise a few eyebrows. The report, released Thursday, credited T-Mobile with the best 5G availability in 45 markets tested but gave an overall nod to […]

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Newscan: Cincinnati to pay $6 million to settle suit in death of Kyle Plush who called 911

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Cincinnati to pay $6 million to settle suit in death of Kyle Plush who called 911 100,000 people ask Biden, will you break that 2-2 FCC deadlock already? No password required: Mobile carrier exposes data for millions of accounts 911 dispatchers honored Compromised Exchange server hosting cryptojacker targeting […]

Incident Command/Situational Awareness

Partner content

Driver and passenger monitoring brings zero cabin privacy

News

Attackers compromised code-checking vendor’s tool for two months

Partner content

Clearing a path to multicloud as the new foundation for digital government

News

Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) to shut down

News

Klobuchar pledges support for NG911 funding, does not address specifics of proposal

Partner content

Ubiquiti’s latest hack highlights troubled security path for operators

Partner content

Dependency problems increase for open-source components

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How smart environments will take shape post-COVID-19

Partner content

RootMetrics 5G report puts AT&T in first place

News

Newscan: Cincinnati to pay $6 million to settle suit in death of Kyle Plush who called 911

Commentary

Unlocking the power of ESInets: Different NG911 provisioning approaches exist; level of control is key differentiator

Ransomware? Let’s call it what it really is: extortionware

Redefining communications for today’s mobile workforces

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

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FirstNet adoption expands to more than 16,000 agencies, 2.2 million connections dlvr.it/RyFvqF

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RT @Airgain: T-minus 14 days until our virtual panel with @UrgentComm. Listen to our panel of industry leaders as they share their firsthan…

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Will the feds set our broadband Internet prices? dlvr.it/Ry7bx0

Newscan: Chinese hackers compromise dozens of government agencies, defense contractors dlvr.it/Ry7MYD