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Chinese APT cracks Microsoft Outlook e-mails at 25 government agencies

This spring, a Chinese threat actor had access to email accounts across 25 government agencies in Western Europe and the US, including the State Department. On July 11, Microsoft reported having quelled a cyberespionage campaign carried out by the group it tracks as “Storm-0558.” Storm-0558 is based in China and appears focused on espionage, primarily against Western […]

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CISOs find ‘business as usual’ shows the harsh realities of cyber-risk

With the chaos of the pandemic now in the rearview mirror, we are finally back to “business as usual.” The return to normal operations may imply that chief information security officers (CISOs) can now breathe easier, but the opposite is true. CISOs are feeling less prepared to cope with cyberattacks and more at risk than […]

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Where ChatGPT fits in the Internet of Things

ChatGPT’s debut last November – and the publicity it generated – has sparked a widespread interest in the generative AI technology it uses and its possible applications. The human-like text the sophisticated chatbot produces has had some worrying that a self-aware robot threatening humanity waits around the corner. Luckily, the more fantastic fears of an […]

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Deutsche Telekom defends use of Huawei on shaky grounds

If you were to go snooping around Deutsche Telekom’s radio access network (RAN) in Germany for new equipment provided by Finland’s Nokia or Japan’s Fujitsu, you would need a very big magnifying glass and a lot of time. Both companies are named in a recent blog by the German telecom incumbent that rejects recent European Union criticism […]

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PTT over FirstNet still needs to clear multiple barriers for mass adoption, 5×5 attendees say

FirstNet’s overall adoption rate has been impressive, but most of public safety still is not enthralled by the idea of using push-to-talk services over the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) for a variety of reasons, according to attendees of the recent 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit in San Diego. AT&T has reported that FirstNet […]

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Mobile cyberattacks soar, especially against Android users

Attackers are increasingly targeting users through their mobile devices, attacking vulnerabilities in services that are built into applications and mounting increasing numbers of SMS phishing attacks. That’s according to mobile security firm Zimperium’s 2023 “Global Mobile Threat Report,” which also found that the average number of unique mobile malware samples grew 51% in 2022, totaling an average of 77,000 […]

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Generative AI projects pose major cybersecurity risk to enterprises

Organizations’ rush to embrace generative AI may be ignoring the significant security threats that large language model (LLM)-based technologies like ChatGPT pose, particularly in the open source development space and across the software supply chain, new research has found. A report by Rezilion released June 28 explored the current attitude of the open source landscape to LLMs, particularly in […]

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SolarWinds execs targeted by SEC; CEO vows to fight

The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice to SolarWinds executives that it intends to bring enforcement actions against them for their role in the 2020 SolarWinds cyber incident. But neither SolarWinds as an organization nor its current or former employees seem prepared to go down without a fight. In response to a Wells […]

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FirstNet Authority releases technological Roadmap update

FirstNet Authority officials yesterday released the 2023 update to the organization’s Roadmap, which highlighted technological innovations associated with the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) but repeatedly referenced first responders’ need for reliable communications that “simply work” in even difficult environments. Informed by public-safety input collected via multiple outreach avenues, the FirstNet Authority Roadmap (access the […]

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Better technology can help solve the public-safety staffing crisis

Every time I read about a public safety agency being short staffed, with a burnt-out workforce, draining their overtime budget, I feel their pain. From New York to New Mexico and in communities all across the nation, police and fire departments routinely are forced to mandate longer shifts, which takes an emotional toll and raises […]

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Chinese APT cracks Microsoft Outlook e-mails at 25 government agencies

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CISOs find ‘business as usual’ shows the harsh realities of cyber-risk

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Where ChatGPT fits in the Internet of Things

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Deutsche Telekom defends use of Huawei on shaky grounds

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PTT over FirstNet still needs to clear multiple barriers for mass adoption, 5×5 attendees say

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Mobile cyberattacks soar, especially against Android users

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Generative AI projects pose major cybersecurity risk to enterprises

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SolarWinds execs targeted by SEC; CEO vows to fight

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FirstNet Authority releases technological Roadmap update

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Better technology can help solve the public-safety staffing crisis

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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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