Partner content How shifts in cyber insurance are affecting the security landscape 23rd September 2024 The rising cost of cyberattacks, including downtime, investigations, lawsuits, ransoms, and more are prompting cyber insurers to re-examine underwriting and encourage greater cyber resiliency in their customer bases. With the influx of cyber-insurance claims stemming from the CrowdStrike IT outage and the exorbitant price of recovering from data breaches — $4.88 million, on average, according to IBM — the […]
Partner content T-Mobile dedicates 5G network slice to first responders 23rd September 2024 T-Mobile is launching “T-Priority,” a network slice for first responders supported by T-Mobile’s 5G standalone core network. The other two major US wireless carriers have their own existing services prioritizing first responder connectivity – Verizon Frontline and AT&T’s FirstNet. In 2023, Verizon said it had around 5.1 million public safety connections across more than 30,000 public safety […]
Partner content Concerns over supply-chain attacks on U.S. seaports grow 23rd September 2024 As the United States looks to shore up the cyber-resilience of its critical infrastructure, a congressional report has highlighted that the nation’s maritime shipping and port operations rely too much on Chinese-made cranes and other systems whose software is often vulnerable and can be communicated with remotely. Last week, the House of Representatives’ Select Committee […]
Partner content Drones to deliver blood samples for London hospital 20th September 2024 A London hospital plans to test medical drone delivery service for on-demand transportation of urgent pathology items including blood samples. Guy’s and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust teamed with health care logistics company Apian and drone delivery company Wing to offer on-demand drone delivery, a service the hospital said could pave the way for delivery […]
News T-Mobile unveils first-responder prioritization powered by 5G network slicing 20th September 2024 T-Mobile yesterday announced T-Priority, an offering designed to prioritize first-responder communications by leveraging the carrier’s 5G standalone core and network slicing technology, and the City of New York as a significant new “anchor” user of the service. T-Mobile Business Group President Callie Field compared the T-Priority service to the priority and preemption many public-safety users […]
Partner content Suffolk County ransomware attack linked to lack of planning, ignored warnings 19th September 2024 A special legislative committee in Suffolk County, New York, found officials ignored repeated warnings and failed to prepare ahead of a September 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted essential government services for months, in a report released last week. Officials blamed the ransomware attack on a failure of leadership, including the lack of an incident response plan and […]
Partner content Hardware supply-chain threats can undermine endpoint infrastructure 19th September 2024 Operational resilience is becoming a watchword of IT and business leaders, and for good reason. Global IT infrastructure is now highly interconnected and interdependent and must be resilient to all manner of threats. But one of the most overlooked cybersecurity risks — and a blind spot highlighted in a recent HP Wolf Security survey — is the challenge […]
News APCO, NENA ask Harris, Trump campaigns to push for federal NG911 funding 17th September 2024 Leaders of two key 911 organizations—NENA: The 9-1-1 Association and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO)—wrote a joint letter to both leading presidential candidates, seeking support for federal funding to help pay for the technological transition to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911). NENA CEO Brian Fontes and APCO CEO and Executive Director Mel Maier signed […]
Partner content Governments should look under the hood to make sure their IT systems are safe from cyber criminals 16th September 2024 Cities and counties should take a close look at their entire IT setup to ensure security against cyber threats, says Josh Koenig, co-founder & chief strategy officer at Pantheon, a website operations platform that offers tools that enable building Drupal and WordPress cloud-based sites with streamlined workflows, scalable infrastructure, and a fast, efficient content delivery network. The company provides web-hosting […]
Partner content Drones get new FCC rules for better management 13th September 2024 The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules for drone operations to ensure safe control of their flights. The rules apply to operations in the 5 GHz spectrum band and are a necessary move due to the increased use of drones in the U.S., which is expected to triple in the number of devices used for everything from search […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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