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DHS review board deems Log4j an ‘endemic’ cyber threat

The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has concluded that the Apache Log4j vulnerability disclosed in December 2021 will remain a significant risk to organizations for the next decade or longer. The recently formed board, made up of private industry and government cybersecurity experts, determined that the open source community is […]

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UK private-equity group Epiris buys Sepura from Hytera

Epiris, a private-equity group based in the United Kingdom (UK), has purchased Sepura, a critical-communications supplier headquartered in the UK that was purchased by China-based Hytera Communications five years ago. The acquisition does not include former Sepura-owned assets Teltronic and PowerTrunk. “Sepura is in a unique position,” Epiris partner Ian Wood said in a prepared […]

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Canada seeks answers after Rogers outage

It’s not been the best couple of weeks for Rogers Communications. Last week, mediation efforts by the Canadian operator to overcome regulatory concerns about its proposed merger with rival Shaw Communications came to nothing. The week then ended with a huge network outage that affected millions of users and paralyzed banking and emergency services. Rogers’ […]

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Rave Mobile Safety: Todd Miller discusses 988 suicide-hotline launch, potential 911 integration

Todd Miller, Rave Mobile Safety’s senior vice president for strategic programs, talks about the July 16 launch of 988 as the nationwide suicide-prevention hotline number, as well as the possibilities–and challenges–associated with the prospect of integrating 988 mental-health communications into 911 system infrastructure and public-safety workflows, when needed.

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House committee approves bill with $10 billion for NG911

homeMembers of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today voted unanimously to send a bill to the House floor that would extend the FCC’s spectrum-auction authority and dedicate $10 billion from a future auction to fund emergency call centers’ transition to IP-based, next-generation 911 (NG911) technology. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), chairman of the committee, noted […]

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Newscan: Canada’s Internet outage caused by Rogers ‘maintenance’

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Canada’s Internet outage caused by Rogers ‘maintenance’ How much cyber insurance does government need? Ask the risk models CISA urges FCC to prioritize national security in Internet-routing probe U.S. court charges CEO of 19 firms with selling fake Cisco devices worth $1 billion Privacy advocates fear Google will […]

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Fake Google software updates spread new ransomware

Threat actors are increasingly using fake Microsoft and Google software updates to try to sneak malware on target systems. The latest example is “HavanaCrypt,” a new ransomware tool that researchers from Trend Micro recently discovered in the wild disguised as a Google Software Update application. The malware’s command and-control (C2) server is hosted on a […]

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With patents, Nokia and Ericsson batter phone makers with sales bans

Nokia has managed in recent days to convince a German court to ban the sale of Oppo smartphones in that country. And, separately, Ericsson has managed to convince a Colombian court to ban the sale of Apple phones in that country. The developments help to highlight the efforts by Nokia and Ericsson to ink new […]

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New phishing attacks shame, scare victims into surrendering Twitter, Discord credentials

A recent wave of social media phishing schemes doubles down on aggressive scare tactics with phony account-abuse accusations to coerce victims into handing over their login details. Last week alone, Malwarebytes Labs uncovered two phishing scams, targeting Twitter and Discord (a voice, video, and text chat app). The Twitter phishing scam sends users a direct message (DM) […]

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Banking has woken up to the public-cloud risk. Has telecom?

Last year’s sequence of Big Tech outages offered a glimpse of the Internet apocalypse – a sneak preview of a Mad Max planet where cloud-dependent economies have toppled and the cash in your pocket is only good for wiping your nose or showing children what Churchill looked like. It’s not far off this now. Visit most pubs […]

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DHS review board deems Log4j an ‘endemic’ cyber threat

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UK private-equity group Epiris buys Sepura from Hytera

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Canada seeks answers after Rogers outage

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Rave Mobile Safety: Todd Miller discusses 988 suicide-hotline launch, potential 911 integration

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House committee approves bill with $10 billion for NG911

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Newscan: Canada’s Internet outage caused by Rogers ‘maintenance’

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Fake Google software updates spread new ransomware

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With patents, Nokia and Ericsson batter phone makers with sales bans

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New phishing attacks shame, scare victims into surrendering Twitter, Discord credentials

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Banking has woken up to the public-cloud risk. Has telecom?

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