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State of the Net conference features continued crosstalk about net neutrality

WASHINGTON – State of the Net – More than two decades after legal scholar Tim Wu uploaded the phrase “net neutrality” into tech policy discourse in a 2003 paper, the debate over the shape of a net neutrality policy – including if one should even exist – continues to take place over conflicting frequencies. This conference […]

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Attackers hit more networking gear, this time a critical Fortinet CVE

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiOS operating system, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security agency said Friday. CISA added the out-of-bound write vulnerability, CVE-2024-21762, to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog one day after Fortinet issued a patch and workaround for the CVE in a Thursday security advisory. The vulnerability, which unauthenticated attackers […]

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BMW, Samsung, Intel back satellite connectivity startup Skylo with $37M

Skylo Technologies, a direct-to-device satellite connectivity startup, has raised $37 million in its latest funding round, with investment from the corporate venture arms of BMW, Samsung and Intel. The latest round brings Skylo’s total funding to $153 million, with previous investments from SoftBank and DCM. Skylo said the funding is a “major step” in its […]

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iOS, Android malware steals faces to defeat biometrics with AI swaps

Chinese hackers have developed a sophisticated banking Trojan for tricking people into giving up their personal IDs, phone numbers, and face scans, which they’re then using to log into those victims’ bank accounts. The new malware, “GoldPickaxe,” was developed by a large (but unidentified) Chinese-language group. Its variants work across iOS and Android devices, masquerading […]

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Two law-enforcement groups express support for nationwide FirstNet Authority role at 4.9 GHz

Multiple public-safety organizations recently have submitted filings to the FCC about the 4.9 GHz, including two key law-enforcement organizations that expressed support for a proposal that would grant the FirstNet Authority with a nationwide license to the mid-band spectrum. In a letter dated Feb. 13, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) said that […]

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Satellites launched to guide self-driving cars in China

Chinese auto manufacturing giant Geely has launched more satellites into space to help guide autonomous cars. The company confirmed it has sent up 11 low-earth orbit satellites to join its Geely Future Mobility Constellation Network. The dispatch was made by Geespace, a subsidiary of the Geely Technology Group, and marked the second group of satellites […]

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Ongoing Azure compromises target senior execs, Microsoft 365 apps

Dozens of environments and hundreds of individual user accounts have already been compromised in an ongoing campaign targeting Microsoft Azure corporate clouds. The activity is in some ways scattershot — involving data exfiltration, financial fraud, impersonation, and more, against organizations in a wide variety of geographic regions and industry verticals — but also very honed, with […]

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The chief artificial-intelligence officer: A blueprint for state and local government?

Late last year, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. On page 52 of the 66-page document, the EO called for each federal agency to establish a permanent chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer. The EO specifies the primary responsibility, in coordination with other […]

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FirstNet Authority commits to investing more than $8 billion into FirstNet NPSBN

Officials representing the FirstNet Authority and network partner AT&T today announced plans to invest more than $8 billion during the next decade that is earmarked to fund 5G evolution, expanded mission-critical services and coverage enhancements to the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). “Today definitely marks a milestone in the evolution of FirstNet,” FirstNet Authority […]

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway discusses changing market, organization’s 2024 initiatives

NATE President and CEO Todd Schlekeway talks about the 2023 slowdown in cellular wireless deployment, the impact that has had on the organization’s traditionally tower-centric membership, and how members’ technical skills can be valuable in other areas. In addition, Schlekeway highlights NATE’s continued efforts to promote safety and training among its users. These topics […]

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State of the Net conference features continued crosstalk about net neutrality

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Attackers hit more networking gear, this time a critical Fortinet CVE

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BMW, Samsung, Intel back satellite connectivity startup Skylo with $37M

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iOS, Android malware steals faces to defeat biometrics with AI swaps

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Two law-enforcement groups express support for nationwide FirstNet Authority role at 4.9 GHz

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Satellites launched to guide self-driving cars in China

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Ongoing Azure compromises target senior execs, Microsoft 365 apps

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The chief artificial-intelligence officer: A blueprint for state and local government?

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FirstNet Authority commits to investing more than $8 billion into FirstNet NPSBN

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway discusses changing market, organization’s 2024 initiatives

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Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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