Partner content How to navigate the mitigation of deepfakes 18th November 2021 Roughly 10 years ago, the world of cybercrime had a celestial alignment. Cybercriminals had already been around for decades, routinely using phishing and malware. But two other technologies created the cybercrime boom. One was the usage of anonymous networks, or darknets, such as Tor. The other was the introduction of cryptocurrency, in the form of Bitcoin. […]
Partner content The C-band delay in 5G is impressively stupid 18th November 2021 The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said he’s talking directly to AT&T and Verizon about their plan to deploy 5G services in their midband C-band spectrum licenses starting in January. “We are having very productive discussions and we will figure this out,” FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said at an event in Washington, according to […]
Partner content Enterprises favor off-the-shelf IoT applications: Study 18th November 2021 The majority of IoT decision makers favor off-the-shelf IoT applications over those that are custom built, according to a new study. The trend reflects accelerated IoT lead times for delivery with nearly half (42%) of business leaders aiming to complete assignments within six months and 88% targeting 12 months. The study comprised a survey of […]
Partner content What happens if time gets hacked? 15th November 2021 BLACK HAT EUROPE 2021 – London – Most people take time synchronization for granted, but it operates on what hardware security expert Adam Laurie calls a “fragile ecosystem.” Laurie, a renowned hardware hacker, here today demonstrated an unnervingly simple way to alter time on a clock. “I was curious if I could spoof the time” […]
Partner content First cross-platform driver eye-tracking system claimed 15th November 2021 A Finnish technology company is claiming a breakthrough in driver monitoring with what it says in the world’s first cross-platform eye-tracking application. Basemark says its Rocksolid Core end-to-end automotive operating system allows high-quality eye-tracking, a key technology on which modern driver monitoring systems (DMS) are built. DMS could help reduce the number of fatalities and […]
Partner content UL launches digital-security platform for IoT device makers 15th November 2021 UL has launched a digital security framework for IoT device makers. Its SafeCyber Digital Security Platform seeks to measure development processes for their devices against industry best practices. It also encompasses a firmware check to probe for flaws, both before launch and once they’ve been released into other IoT networks. “The proliferation of connected devices […]
Partner content Intelsat, Kymeta show off satellite 5G in a moving car 15th November 2021 Was it satellite-enabled 5G you were after, in a moving car? Tick, say Intelsat, Kymeta, and Fraunhofer IIS, who say they’ve managed the first ever successful trial of satellite-enabled 5G services on a moving vehicle. So if you want to take your eventual driverless car somewhere far off data networks, but it’s a car that relies heavily on […]
News Newscan: What worked, what didn’t at Army’s second connect-everything experiment 13th November 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations What worked, what didn’t at Army’s second connect-everything experiment Don’t blindly trust software building blocks, report says Biden signs law closing the ‘Huawei Loophole’ Biden’s Commerce secretary is trying to shield a $42 billion broadband funding program from public eyes DHS researching public perception of facial recognition and […]
Partner content ChaosDB: Researchers share technical details of Azure flaw 11th November 2021 BLACK HAT EUROPE 2021 — LONDON — Researchers who discovered a severe vulnerability in the Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB database solution today revealed the full extent of the flaws they found and previously undisclosed details of their investigation, which it turns out was far more extensive than first revealed. In August 2021, the Wiz team revealed […]
Partner content For public agencies, proposed ‘metaverse’ has implications beyond social media—like predicting the spread of wildfire 10th November 2021 For the past few weeks, talk of Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of the ‘metaverse’ has dominated the internet. The metaverse—a hypothesized evolution of the internet—would take websites and social media platforms one step further into virtual reality. And it’s not just Meta Platforms Inc. (previously Facebook) that’s latched onto the idea. Other global tech companies including Microsoft and Nvidia are […]
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