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Unfinished Business: Why NFPA and IBC fire codes need to kill the fire phone

In the human body, the appendix seems to serve no functional purpose. Why did the organ appear? How can it come out of people’s bodies with no harm? Much as a person’s appendix is a mystery organ with no value, the North American fire codes contain a similar useless bygone artifact. The omnipresent-but-never-used wired two-way […]

News

Driverless-tech liability is all in the wording

Designating autonomous vehicles as ‘drivers’ raises a variety of potential legal complications meaning self-driving cars will change how insurance companies price and sell policies. Meanwhile, governments, courts, insurers and automakers are all weighing in on the attributes of autonomous vehicles, their ownership and uses. The central liability model currently underpinning auto insurance, which is based […]

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Is an attacker living off your land?

Malware – and all of its various forms, including ransomware – has grown increasingly stealthy and sophisticated in recent years. Also on the rise: Its ability to fly under cybersecurity software’s radar. One of the primary reasons detecting and stamping out malware is so difficult is the rise of an attack method called living off the […]

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New ThroughTek IoT supply-chain vulnerability announced

This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a new IoT supply-chain vulnerability with serious impact for Internet of Things devices. DHS and Nozomi Networks Labs announced a new vulnerability discovered in a ThroughTek software component that’s used broadly by security-camera and smart-device vendors. IoT supply-chain vulnerabilities like this have become more prevalent. With this kind […]

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What “smart city” means for 2021: How digital twins, AI and other innovations drive smart transformation

As U.S. cities feel the strain of urban growth—rents rising faster than incomes, more than half a million people homeless, persistent racial and social equity issues—some are making much-needed strides. They are becoming what McKinsey Global Institute defines as a “smart city,” a place where technology and data are used to enable better decisions that […]

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Required MFA is not sufficient for strong security: Report

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is among the most useful measures companies can use against the rise in credential attacks, but attackers are adapting, as demonstrated in a variety of bypasses that allowed them to infiltrate networks — even those protected by MFA. In an analysis of recent attacks, identity and access management firm CyberArk found at […]

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What industrial-control-system vulnerabilities can teach us about protecting the supply chain

Over the past year, we saw many unpredictable challenges. To stay connected and keep things moving while adhering to social distancing restrictions, many organizations had to expedite their digital transformation initiatives. The industrial and critical infrastructure sectors are particularly vulnerable due to the older nature of the devices used in industrial control systems (ICS). Their […]

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L3Harris unveils P25-LTE device that is designed to meet stringent new fire standard

L3Harris Technologies today unveiled the XL Extreme 400P, a device that supports P25, LTE and Wi-Fi communications and is designed to meet the most stringent durability standard for first-responder handsets recently established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Todd Perdieu, vice president of products and strategy for L3Harris, said the XL Extreme 400P represents […]

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New Orleans-area 911 center inks multiyear APEX deal with Carbyne to replace call-handling system

Orleans Parish Communications District (OPCD), one of the largest 911 centers in the U.S., will replace its existing call-handling system with APEX, the cloud-native call-management platform from Carbyne to integrate many next-generation 911 (NG911) capabilities within the normal call-flow process, according to an OPCD official. OPCD Executive Director Tyrell Morris said the New Orleans-area 911 […]

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Cyber is the new Cold War, and AI is the arms race

The Internet has enhanced communications, increased commerce, and brought people together socially. Unfortunately, it has also enabled malicious activity with data breaches, ransomware, destroyed systems, and the Dark Web. Cyberattacks have become so common that only the large ones make the news now. The United States is arguably the most “wired” country in the world, […]

Incident Command/Situational Awareness

Commentary

Unfinished Business: Why NFPA and IBC fire codes need to kill the fire phone

News

Driverless-tech liability is all in the wording

News

Is an attacker living off your land?

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New ThroughTek IoT supply-chain vulnerability announced

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What “smart city” means for 2021: How digital twins, AI and other innovations drive smart transformation

Partner content

Required MFA is not sufficient for strong security: Report

Partner content

What industrial-control-system vulnerabilities can teach us about protecting the supply chain

News

L3Harris unveils P25-LTE device that is designed to meet stringent new fire standard

News

New Orleans-area 911 center inks multiyear APEX deal with Carbyne to replace call-handling system

Partner content

Cyber is the new Cold War, and AI is the arms race

Commentary

Unfinished Business: Why NFPA and IBC fire codes need to kill the fire phone

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

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