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How IT teams can use ‘harm reduction’ for better cybersecurity outcomes

It’s a well-known fact that humans are — and will continue to remain — one of the weakest links in any company’s cyber defenses. Security admins have tried to help the situation through random phishing tests and training, ultimatums, eliminating local control over a given device, and even naming and shaming those unlucky souls who […]

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Increase in emergency-response time caused by insufficient staffing, traffic congestion

The pandemic has detrimentally impacted cities and counties in a lot of different ways, including an increase in emergency response time in some cities—a symptom of challenges like congested streets and staffing shortages. In New Orleans, for example, a report from AH Datalytics commissioned by the New Orleans City Council found it takes an average of 2½ […]

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Tepid demand, taxation fears drag at 2.5GHz spectrum auction for 5G

There appears to be very little interest in the FCC’s newest auction of midband spectrum for 5G, based on the results of Monday’s second round of bidding. Gross proceeds in the auction – dubbed Auction 108 by the agency – so far total around $108 million. That figure is up just slightly from the $103 million […]

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Newscan: Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure quietly increase

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure quietly increase No, 988 suicide-prevention lifeline can’t send your exact location to police Hackers drain nearly $200 million from crypto startup Nomad in ‘free-for-all’ attack State and local pensions post worst losses since Great Recession T-Mobile boosts its first-responder service; but why? Secret Service […]

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Hytera fails to make royalty payment, seeks to give stock shares to Motorola Solutions

Hytera Communications did not make its scheduled lump-sum cash payment reflecting the royalty fees it owes Motorola Solutions, and the China-based LMR vendor asked a federal judge to let it submit company stock shares instead, according to heavily-redacted legal brief that was posted today. “Hytera respectfully submits that the court modify or stay the court’s […]

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Big questions remain around massive Shanghai police data breach

Questions continue to swirl around a June 30 incident where an unknown individual put up for sale on a popular underground forum a staggering 23TB of personally identifiable information (PII), belonging to some 1 billion people in China. And, in the meantime, the database is continuing to cause ripples across the Dark Web. The dataset was […]

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Shining a light on automotive solar power

Solar technology has been with us for decades – the promise of free and abundant energy from the sun is an irresistible lure to humankind. It was only natural that sooner rather than later, some smart engineers would try to harness this energy to power a car. Several solar electric vehicles (SEVs) are not far […]

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What to expect from America’s next (last?) 5G spectrum auction

The FCC is scheduled to start auctioning 2.5GHz spectrum licenses around the country later today (Friday, July 29). However, analysts don’t expect much interest beyond bids from T-Mobile. Perhaps more importantly, the FCC does not have any other 5G spectrum auctions scheduled. That positions today’s – dubbed Auction 108 by the FCC – as perhaps the last […]

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Cybercrime is on the rise, and water treatment plants are particularly vulnerable

With most town water treatment plants serving less than 50,000 people, they’re facing a problem: budgetary constraints preventing administrators from investing in their digital defenses, making them prime targets for cybercriminals. “It’s definitely becoming a trend—possibly because ransomware has become a thing now where people can make money. Water plants do matter to the general […]

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Newscan: As officers leave in droves, New Orleans police’s response times soar to 2.5 hours

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations As officers leave in droves, New Orleans police’s response times soar to 2.5 hours Congress passes bill boosting U.S. semiconductor production New Orleans reinstates police use of facial recognition, reversing earlier ban ‘Living off the Cloud’: Hackers modernize an old-school tactic Lawmakers question DOJ’s national-security division on cybersecurity, […]

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How IT teams can use ‘harm reduction’ for better cybersecurity outcomes

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Increase in emergency-response time caused by insufficient staffing, traffic congestion

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Tepid demand, taxation fears drag at 2.5GHz spectrum auction for 5G

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Newscan: Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure quietly increase

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Hytera fails to make royalty payment, seeks to give stock shares to Motorola Solutions

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Big questions remain around massive Shanghai police data breach

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Shining a light on automotive solar power

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What to expect from America’s next (last?) 5G spectrum auction

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Cybercrime is on the rise, and water treatment plants are particularly vulnerable

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Newscan: As officers leave in droves, New Orleans police’s response times soar to 2.5 hours

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