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‘Thousands’ of Verkada cameras affected by hacking breach

Organizations using the vendor’s cameras said to be affected include Tesla and software provider Cloudfare, while Bloomberg has reported that the hackers also gained access to footage inside psychiatric hospitals and health clinics. The data breach is said to have been carried out by an international hacker collective, with one of the individuals involved explaining the reasons […]

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Zero-trust security for IoT: Establishing rigorous device defenses

Zero trust is a key security trend today, and for good reason. Zero-trust security provides a level of access control that cannot be matched by more conventional security models. Zero-trust security is a concept that centers on the belief that organizations should not automatically trust anything inside or outside their perimeters and must verify any user or device that tries […]

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Securing the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

While organizations design and deploy Industrial Internet of Things efforts, the term is meaningless for security practitioners because Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a concept. It’s difficult for security leaders to protect concepts. That’s according to Katell Thielemann, VP analyst at Gartner Inc. “[Security practitioners] need to approach the problem with specifics, understanding that […]

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Smart-building projects target energy efficiency as launchpad to health and safety

While enterprises take on smart building projects to reduce energy costs, COVID-19 has brought new priorities to the fore. With the continuing spread of the virus, many building operators have looked toward smart building systems to aid with tracking and tracing the virus among workers, physical distancing, contactless entry, temperature reading and other efforts to […]

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ESN official hints at potentially costly new timeline for UK public-safety broadband project

A plan submitted seven months ago that called for UK public safety to transition mission-critical voice communications from the Airwave TETRA system to the LTE-based Emergency Services Network (ESN) in 2024 or 2025 was “overambitious” and is being revamped, according to the UK director heading the project. ESN Programme Director John Black did not specify […]

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Ericsson, Huawei, AT&T attending Mobile World Congress in June, others not so sure

A few high-profile companies, including Ericsson, Huawei, Telefonica, Parallel Wireless and AT&T, confirmed to Light Reading that they intend to send executives to Barcelona, Spain, in June to attend the MWC trade show in person. But a large number of other companies, including Mavenir, Cisco, Intel, Rakuten, KPN, Deutsche Telekom, BT and Orange, said they […]

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Using data to improve emergency response resources in healthcare arena

The ability for a COVID-19 outbreak to swiftly consume emergency response resources has emphasized the need for accurate and timely data reporting as a central component of the pandemic response effort. Continuous analysis of data collected is producing concerning results for response leaders, as new variants of the virus are discovered, and the United States […]

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3 security flaws in devices and IoT that need fixing

Rapid changes in how Internet of Things (IoT) devices around us interact with each other have created a landscape defined by unprecedented security vulnerabilities. There are three main security concerns with them and some possible fixes. In December 2020, Forescout identified 33 vulnerabilities impacting four open source TCP/IP stacks. These are used by millions of devices around […]

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Why Tucson is building its own 4G network

The city of Tucson, Arizona, is weeks away from finishing the first phase of its 4G LTE network buildout. The city will initially use the network to connect around 1,000 kids in poor households to the Internet but eventually hopes to use the network for a variety of services ranging from smart city IoT operations […]

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Digital transformation, connectivity create platform for sustainable mobility

The Covid-19 pandemic is causing tectonic plates to slide in the automotive industry, and in indeed in many others. However, it’s not the only factor that is causing a shift. Consumer purchasing behavior, electric vehicle adoption is increasing, connect and autonomous vehicle technology is important, and there is a push to, as Markus Winkler is […]

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‘Thousands’ of Verkada cameras affected by hacking breach

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Zero-trust security for IoT: Establishing rigorous device defenses

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Securing the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

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Smart-building projects target energy efficiency as launchpad to health and safety

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ESN official hints at potentially costly new timeline for UK public-safety broadband project

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Ericsson, Huawei, AT&T attending Mobile World Congress in June, others not so sure

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Using data to improve emergency response resources in healthcare arena

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3 security flaws in devices and IoT that need fixing

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Why Tucson is building its own 4G network

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Digital transformation, connectivity create platform for sustainable mobility

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