Partner content NHTSA probes Tesla’s autopilot tech after crashes with first-responder vehicles 22nd April 2022 Tesla has increasingly been under the microscope over the effectiveness of its self-driving technology. And now an American billionaire is running for Senate with the sole intention of getting the automaker’s Full Self Driving (FSD) beta software banned. News of Dan O’Dowd’s bid follows a report highlighting how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched two formal […]
Partner content China exempts key factories to avert supply chain crisis 20th April 2022 Chinese authorities have moved to head off a looming supply chain crisis as proliferating pandemic lockdowns take their toll on the economy. The Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Commission announced it had selected 666 local companies for exemption from the lockdown. Its “white list” includes at least 66 companies from the chip sector, among them chip fabs TSMC […]
Partner content Most initial infections in cyberattacks come via exploits, supply-chain compromises 20th April 2022 The length of time attackers remained undetected on a victim’s network decreased for the fourth year in a row, sinking to 21 days in 2021, down from 24 days in 2020, according to a new report on incident response (IR) investigations conducted by Mandiant. Mandiant in its IR cases found that companies have tuned their […]
Partner content Largest cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccines is complete 19th April 2022 Supply chain management firm Controlant has announced the successful conclusion of its cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccine distribution – the largest seen globally thus far. IoT modules from communications company Telit were used in the project to ensure connectivity and real-time monitoring of vaccine shipments. In an initiative that began in 2021, Controlant produced […]
Partner content How to accelerate SLG cloud modernization through emerging technology solutions 19th April 2022 State and local government (SLG) leaders have been on the road to IT modernization for more than a decade. First appearing on NASCIO’s State CIO Top Ten Priorities list in 2010, IT modernization has ranked a top-three priority every year since. For some organizations, the pandemic served as a catalyst for cloud adoption and as-a-service consumption models. […]
News Newscan: Most governments were hacked in the past year, reports reveal 19th April 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Most governments were hacked in the past year, reports reveal Lawmakers weighing critical-infrastructure designation for major cloud-service providers Democrats prepare to take second run at Biden spending plan Pentagon’s ‘mobile’ nuclear microreactor will be demonstrated at Idaho National Lab What CISA wants critical-infrastructure partners to report on cyber […]
Partner content Limitations of ADAS, V2V and V2X communications 19th April 2022 At the end of 2021, Dan Loop, vice-president and general manager of Automotive Edge Processing at NXP Semiconductors, wrote an article in All About Circuits entitled, Understanding ADAS Limitations and V2X Communication Technology. He claims that ADAS in general increase road safety for the driver. However, he finds that they are mostly isolated from their surroundings. […]
Commentary Partnership and collaboration must be the foundation for emergency communications 18th April 2022 I’m from a little town in West Texas. As a Texan, I like getting straight to the point: I believe that emergency communications are a matter of national security. Because this message is so important, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has designated this April as the first-ever Emergency Communications Month. At CISA, we […]
Partner content CISA alert on ICS, SCADA devices highlights growing enterprise IoT security risks 18th April 2022 On April 13, the Department of Energy (DoE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory to warn that certain industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices can be targeted by advanced persistent threat (APT) actors […]
Partner content Vodacom’s wearable devices shown to improve miner safety 18th April 2022 Mobile operator Vodacom has announced the success of its Connected Worker solution; a wearable device deployed in South Africa’s mines to help reduce accidents and fatalities in the industry. The device, which resembles a smartwatch and can be clipped onto workers’ PPE, harnesses NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology to offer a more robust battery […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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