News CISA official Natarajan notes expanding list of cyberthreat sources, victims 4th April 2024 Cyberattacks are being initiated by a growing number of entities and are being directed at an ever-expanding list of targets in both the public and private sectors, according to Nitin Natarajan, deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Natarajan made the statements during his March 28 keynote address at the IWCE 2024 […]
Partner content Microsoft Exchange state-linked hack entirely preventable, cyber review board finds 4th April 2024 Dive Brief: The state-linked intrusion on Microsoft Exchange Online that led to the theft of about 60,000 U.S. State Department emails last summer “was preventable and should never have occurred”, the Cyber Safety Review Board said Tuesday in a report. A series of operational and strategic decisions by Microsoft pointed to a corporate culture that deprioritized investments […]
Partner content Cyberattacks wreaking physical disruption on the rise 3rd April 2024 At least 68 cyberattacks last year caused physical consequences to operational technology (OT) networks at more than 500 sites worldwide — in some cases causing $10 million to $100 million in damages. Unsurprisingly, these weren’t Stuxnet-like events, but the opposite. According to a new report from industrial control system (ICS) vendor Waterfall Security Solutions, which studied […]
News Tait, Frequentis partner to offer LifeX software solution in North America 2nd April 2024 Tait Communications and Frequentis recently announced a strategic partnership that gives Tait Communications exclusive access in North America to the Frequentis LifeX software solution that is designed to integrate digital and analog radio systems, as well as provide a migration path to a host of future technologies. Tait Communications CEO and Managing Director Yoram Benit […]
Partner content Sat-to-phone ambitions may need course corrections 1st April 2024 Much of the opening banter about satellite-to-phone services at the recent Satellite 2024 trade show in Washington, DC, bubbled with optimism that connectivity from space would soon lift off from being a slide in a PowerPoint deck to become a routine notification icon on a smartphone’s screen. “The total addressable market is almost as big as the entire satellite […]
Partner content CISA issues notice for long-awaited critical-infrastructure reporting requirements 1st April 2024 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency posted a long-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking Wednesday for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. The rule would require covered entities to promptly report cyber disruptions and ransomware payments. CIRCIA requires covered entities to report significant cyber incidents within 72 hours of discovery. Critical infrastructure entities will […]
Partner content Australian government doubles down on cybersecurity in wake of major attacks 1st April 2024 Government officials recently released what it called a consultation paper that outlined specific proposals and solicited input from the private sector in a proclaimed strategy to position the nation as a world leader in cybersecurity by 2030. As well as addressing gaps in existing cybercrime laws, Australian legislators hope to amend the country’s Security of […]
Partner content Boston Dynamics robot dog shot in police standoff 1st April 2024 Massachusetts State Police robot dog Roscoe was shot multiple times during a police standoff earlier this month. It marks the first time one of the robot dogs has been shot and it happened as it was protecting its human partners during an incident on Cape Cod. The incident occurred on March 6 when Massachusetts State […]
News Leaders outline struggles, benefits associated with ‘journey’ to NG911 26th March 2024 ORLANDO—Migrating public-safety answering points (PSAPs) to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform is challenging and can include setbacks, leaders of two high-profile NG911 deployment efforts in the states of California and Texas said during an IWCE 2024 conference session. Budge Currier (pictured above), assistant director of public-safety communications for California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services […]
Commentary Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 24th March 2024 Recently there was an article titled “LMR remains most reliable technology for public-safety communications,” written by the executive director of the Forestry Conservation Communications Association (“FCCA”). To some extent there are some truths to that, but it is not an absolute. Indeed, it is far from it. There were some assertions in the article that […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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