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Dish: Systems outage ‘due to a cybersecurity incident’

Amid a “systems issue” now in its sixth day, Dish Network confirmed Tuesday that a “cybersecurity incident” is to blame for network outages that are impacting the company’s internal servers, corporate communications, certain Dish-owned websites and IT telephony systems. On top of that “certain data was extracted” from the company’s IT systems as a result, […]

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‘New class of bugs’ in Apple devices opens the door to complete takeover

A new class of bugs in Apple’s iOS, iPadOS, and macOS has been uncovered, researchers say, that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and make off with everything on a targeted device. This new class could “allow bypassing code signing to execute arbitrary code in the context of several platform applications,” Trellix researcher Austin Emmitt […]

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Motional robotaxis to offer night rides in Vegas

Self-driving tech company Motional will now operate its robotaxis in Las Vegas at night. The extension of the service was confirmed in a blog post on the Motional website. Over the past few months, the company’s Hyundai IONIQ 5-based vehicles have become a familiar sight on and around the Vegas Strip. In September, Motional partnered with […]

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Spotting the losers in satellite D2D

After years of hype and buildup, the battle lines are finally becoming clear in the “direct-to-device” satellite market (D2D, for those in the know). Now, it’s time to start looking for the companies that will be cut from the herd because it’s likely that few will be left standing. I’m not the only one who feels this way. […]

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Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations

Editor’s note: A previous version of this column was posted that included only the first portion of the article—a mistake by the editor. IWCE’s Urgent Communications regrets the error and apologizes for any inconvenience. When first responders are called to action, they need reliable communications to coordinate an effective public-safety response. Public-safety personnel understand this […]

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NG911 needed to secure our communities and nation

As the new Congress begins its work in earnest, we look forward to continued progress in funding the transition to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) technology. Our nation’s 911 systems are critical to ensuring the safety and security of our communities, and nationwide implementation of NG911 will ensure these systems can leverage the most advanced communications […]

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This will be the year of the SBOM, for better or for worse

Companies are facing two major truths this year: More cybersecurity regulation and fewer resources. For the former, it’s about time. Cybersecurity needs baseline requirements and government regulations can be a useful forcing function. It’s encouraging to see a renewed focus on areas that need real attention, especially software supply chain security. Considering the latter, it means companies are […]

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Half of apps have high-risk vulnerabilities due to open source

The proportion of open source codebases with vulnerabilities has continued to remain level over the past two years, but the number of applications with high-risk vulnerabilities has dropped to its lowest level in four years. That’s according to the “2023 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report, published by Synopsys on Feb. 22. The […]

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AWS deepens product set for public, private networks

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday announced the launch of two new offerings that aim to simplify the deployment, management and scaling of public and private networks. The new offerings, AWS Telco Network Builder and Integrated Private Wireless on AWS, aim to give mobile network operators, enterprises and others the ability to more easily run […]

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Skip proof-of-concept stage, businesses told at IoT Evolution Expo

Businesses should bypass conducting proof of concepts for Internet of Things developments, according to a keynote presentation at IoT Evolution Expo today. “Never do a proof of concept,” said Chase Hawkins, strategic engagements, Azure IoT Engineering at Microsoft. “Go to proof of value. We know the technology works.” Most of the focus in the presentation, […]

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Dish: Systems outage ‘due to a cybersecurity incident’

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‘New class of bugs’ in Apple devices opens the door to complete takeover

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Motional robotaxis to offer night rides in Vegas

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Spotting the losers in satellite D2D

Commentary

Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations

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NG911 needed to secure our communities and nation

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This will be the year of the SBOM, for better or for worse

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Half of apps have high-risk vulnerabilities due to open source

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AWS deepens product set for public, private networks

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Skip proof-of-concept stage, businesses told at IoT Evolution Expo

Commentary

Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations

NG911 needed to secure our communities and nation

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