State & Local Government

Climate portal projects future risk models for local governments, utility administrators

From wildfires in the west to east coast flooding, climate change is rapidly changing landscapes across the United States. The Climate Risk and Resilience Portal (ClimRR), a new online climate risk and resiliency portal launched by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), AT&T and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, gives local governments an […]

SES exec envisions expanded satellite role in critical communications

Ever-evolving satellite companies are providing public-safety and critical-infrastructure entities around the world with a wide variety of robust connectivity options that are designed to support communications in even the most difficult environments, according to an executive for SES Networks. Sergy Mummert, senior vice president for global cloud and strategic partnerships for SES Networks—an operator of […]
Newscan: NIST official warns against device-only approach to securing IoT

Newscan: NIST official warns against device-only approach to securing IoT

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations NIST official warns against device-only approach to securing IoT Microsoft accuses China of abusing vulnerability-disclosure requirements How federal agencies are using innovative tech to protect critical-infrastructure cybersecurity FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel roots for election to help break 2-2 tie on commission Almost half of phishing attacks target government employees, […]

Veterans Day salute: 6 reasons why you want vets in your cyber platoon

Security experts and ex-military folks in cybersecurity careers say that veterans offer skills and experience that are well-suited for careers in information security, especially in areas such as security operations, threat intelligence, and analysis. The message is an important one, amid what appears to be a deepening skills shortage across the industry. Numerous certification courses […]

Amazon, Microsoft cloud leaks highlight lingering misconfiguration issues

A string of household names lately have been responsible for misconfigured cloud storage buckets overflowing with wide-open data — once again shining a light on a cybersecurity problem for which there seemingly is no plug. Just last week, security researcher Anurag Sen revealed that an Amazon server had exposed data on the viewing habits of Amazon Prime members. During the same […]

Viasat, EchoStar and Iridium hint at cellular-to-satellite interest

Companies like SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile, Globalstar and Lynk Global have been loudly discussing the possibility of connecting regular smartphones directly to their satellites. Indeed, Lynk recently boasted of $2.3 billion in commercial contracts with almost two dozen mobile network operators for direct cellular-to-satellite services. But they aren’t the only ones that expect to play in the market. Executives from […]
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