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Driverless-tech liability is all in the wording

Designating autonomous vehicles as ‘drivers’ raises a variety of potential legal complications meaning self-driving cars will change how insurance companies price and sell policies. Meanwhile, governments, courts, insurers and automakers are all weighing in on the attributes of autonomous vehicles, their ownership and uses. The central liability model currently underpinning auto insurance, which is based […]

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Is an attacker living off your land?

Malware – and all of its various forms, including ransomware – has grown increasingly stealthy and sophisticated in recent years. Also on the rise: Its ability to fly under cybersecurity software’s radar. One of the primary reasons detecting and stamping out malware is so difficult is the rise of an attack method called living off the […]

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New ThroughTek IoT supply-chain vulnerability announced

This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a new IoT supply-chain vulnerability with serious impact for Internet of Things devices. DHS and Nozomi Networks Labs announced a new vulnerability discovered in a ThroughTek software component that’s used broadly by security-camera and smart-device vendors. IoT supply-chain vulnerabilities like this have become more prevalent. With this kind […]

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What “smart city” means for 2021: How digital twins, AI and other innovations drive smart transformation

As U.S. cities feel the strain of urban growth—rents rising faster than incomes, more than half a million people homeless, persistent racial and social equity issues—some are making much-needed strides. They are becoming what McKinsey Global Institute defines as a “smart city,” a place where technology and data are used to enable better decisions that […]

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Required MFA is not sufficient for strong security: Report

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is among the most useful measures companies can use against the rise in credential attacks, but attackers are adapting, as demonstrated in a variety of bypasses that allowed them to infiltrate networks — even those protected by MFA. In an analysis of recent attacks, identity and access management firm CyberArk found at […]

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U.S. telecom groups warn of network construction delays from chip shortages

Amid growing consensus that the US government should pour billions of dollars into the development of broadband across the country, a number of telecom industry trade groups are warning that the ongoing global chip shortage is delaying or completely impeding the construction of networks this year. “The minimum delay reported by members was generally three to four weeks, […]

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Rakuten says chips crunch ‘much worse’ than expected

Consumers have grown used to long store queues in the age of social distancing. The same goes for the organizations that buy semiconductors. This used to be a relatively quick and easy affair. But amid an unceasing pandemic, surging demand for electronics and a trading spat between superpowers, businesses today face a long wait for […]

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What industrial-control-system vulnerabilities can teach us about protecting the supply chain

Over the past year, we saw many unpredictable challenges. To stay connected and keep things moving while adhering to social distancing restrictions, many organizations had to expedite their digital transformation initiatives. The industrial and critical infrastructure sectors are particularly vulnerable due to the older nature of the devices used in industrial control systems (ICS). Their […]

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L3Harris unveils P25-LTE device that is designed to meet stringent new fire standard

L3Harris Technologies today unveiled the XL Extreme 400P, a device that supports P25, LTE and Wi-Fi communications and is designed to meet the most stringent durability standard for first-responder handsets recently established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Todd Perdieu, vice president of products and strategy for L3Harris, said the XL Extreme 400P represents […]

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Open-source tools for the IoT ecosystem

The open source landscape is chock-full of talented developers creating powerful tools. These tools are often more than just barebones applications; they can be fully featured business technology solutions. Open source projects area jumping-off point for new Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure or features, as well as a long-term solution that becomes a fixture in […]

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Driverless-tech liability is all in the wording

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Is an attacker living off your land?

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New ThroughTek IoT supply-chain vulnerability announced

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What “smart city” means for 2021: How digital twins, AI and other innovations drive smart transformation

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Required MFA is not sufficient for strong security: Report

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U.S. telecom groups warn of network construction delays from chip shortages

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Rakuten says chips crunch ‘much worse’ than expected

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What industrial-control-system vulnerabilities can teach us about protecting the supply chain

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L3Harris unveils P25-LTE device that is designed to meet stringent new fire standard

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Open-source tools for the IoT ecosystem

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Unfinished Business: Why NFPA and IBC fire codes need to kill the fire phone

Unlocking the power of ESInets: Different NG911 provisioning approaches exist; level of control is key differentiator

Ransomware? Let’s call it what it really is: extortionware

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