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Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) to shut down

After three years of existence, the non-profit Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) will cease operations within 45 days as officials say they believe that the organization achieved its primary goal to promote public safety’s use of open-standard technologies. “PSTA achieved its mission,” PSTA board member Jeff Johnson said during an interview with IWCE’s Urgent Communications. […]

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Klobuchar pledges support for NG911 funding, does not address specifics of proposal

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)—a co-chair of the Congressional Next-Gen 911 Caucus—vowed to sponsor legislation once again that calls for at least $12 billion in federal funding to upgrade public-safety answering points (PSAPs) to next-generation-911 (NG911) technology, but she did not release any details of her proposal. Two years ago, Klobuchar sponsored the “Next Generation 911 […]

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Ubiquiti’s latest hack highlights troubled security path for operators

In January, equipment vendor Ubiquiti told customers to reset their passwords due to a security breach involving a third-party cloud provider. The announcement appeared to be a relatively routine security warning. Such alerts among equipment vendors have become increasingly common as the noise around cybersecurity continues to rise. However, the situation took on added weight when security researcher […]

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Dependency problems increase for open-source components

The average software application depends on more than 500 open source libraries and components, up 77% from 298 dependencies in two years, highlighting the difficulty of tracking the vulnerabilities in every software component, according to a new report from software management firm Synopsys. In its “Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report, the company […]

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How smart environments will take shape post-COVID-19

Smart buildings and spaces have been a priority for some time, promoting energy efficiency, better user experience and security, smart environments have gotten even more important recently. Traditionally, smart environments have focused on curbing energy use in buildings, creating automation of temperature monitoring, lighting, and other amenities. Smart environments aim to satisfy the experience of […]

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RootMetrics 5G report puts AT&T in first place

The latest study of network performance by testing firm RootMetrics delivered one result that shouldn’t surprise people who’ve spent much time testing 5G phones and hotspots – and another result that might raise a few eyebrows. The report, released Thursday, credited T-Mobile with the best 5G availability in 45 markets tested but gave an overall nod to […]

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Newscan: Cincinnati to pay $6 million to settle suit in death of Kyle Plush who called 911

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Cincinnati to pay $6 million to settle suit in death of Kyle Plush who called 911 100,000 people ask Biden, will you break that 2-2 FCC deadlock already? No password required: Mobile carrier exposes data for millions of accounts 911 dispatchers honored Compromised Exchange server hosting cryptojacker targeting […]

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First NENA i3-compliant NG911 call to be delivered today in California, officials say

A California county today is expected to deliver what is believed to be the first end-to-end call to a 911 public-safety answering point (PSAP) that meets the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) i3 standard for next-generation 911 (NG911), according to officials with the state of California and NENA. Budge Currier, 911 and emergency-communications branch manager […]

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Global dwell time drops as ransomware attacks accelerate

Attackers are spending less time inside target networks, researchers report, but the seemingly positive trend hides a concerning development: Ransomware attacks, which by nature have a shorter “dwell time,” are growing more common and efficient, shrinking the average time frame for all attacks. In their 2021 M-Trends threat report, Mandiant researchers note the global median […]

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IoT enterprise deployments continue apace, despite COVID-19

Despite the economic impact of COVID-19 on the economy as a whole, IoT projects continue to show value and gather forward momentum in various industries, according to a recent Omdia survey. The survey, titled “IoT Enterprise Survey, 2021,” explored IoT adoption trends in various industries and the prospects for adoption in the near term. According to the […]

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Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) to shut down

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Klobuchar pledges support for NG911 funding, does not address specifics of proposal

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Ubiquiti’s latest hack highlights troubled security path for operators

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Dependency problems increase for open-source components

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How smart environments will take shape post-COVID-19

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RootMetrics 5G report puts AT&T in first place

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Newscan: Cincinnati to pay $6 million to settle suit in death of Kyle Plush who called 911

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First NENA i3-compliant NG911 call to be delivered today in California, officials say

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Global dwell time drops as ransomware attacks accelerate

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IoT enterprise deployments continue apace, despite COVID-19

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