Partner content Malicious attacks on IoT and critical infrastructure gather pace 13th August 2021 As the globe continues to wobble through the reverberations of COVID-19, observers say that the impact on critical infrastructure is likely to worsen. Critical infrastructure – which includes government institutions, utilities, transportation and more – is now more vulnerable than ever given an exponential increase in attacks on the IoT technology that powers it. Such […]
Partner content Cybersecurity legislation included in infrastructure plan sets aside $1 billion for local governments 13th August 2021 Last month, while senators were debating the recently passed $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a ransomware attack targeting Miami-based IT security company Kaseya put at risk some 800 to 1,500 businesses. It wasn’t the first cyberattack on a U.S. company in 2021 and, if history is anything of a guide, it won’t be the last. As the global economy plunges deeper into the digital era, local municipalities are pivoting rapidly […]
News Siyata Mobile unveils MCPTT handset designed for simplicity, affordability 13th August 2021 Siyata Mobile this week announced the SD7, a ruggedized handset that is designed specifically to support 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) and other PTT-over-cellular (PoC) offerings in a small, affordable form factor that emphasizes simplicity of use. Jason DePue, Siyata Mobile vice president of sales, said the SD7 is designed to support a push-to-talk user experience that […]
News NextNav optimistic about Z-axis location technology deployment in coming months 11th August 2021 Vertical-location, or Z-axis, technology is beginning to gain momentum for both first-responder and 911 applications, as well as attracting increasing attention from the commercial marketplace, according to an official from NextNav, a provider of Z-axis solutions. In January, FirstNet announced the availability of Z-axis information via technology from NextNav and its partner Intrepid that is […]
Partner content Weather still a challenge to autonomous vehicles 10th August 2021 In the drive towards full autonomy, vehicle makers and solutions providers must tackle a nearly impossible variety of factors. Some of these, often necessarily, are more attention-grabbing than others but there are numerous ones just as critical that don’t typically appear in auto technology headlines. One is the weather, which is somewhat odd because information […]
Partner content Smart-city technology drives efficient disaster response and recovery 10th August 2021 From heatwave-induced wildfires in the West to unrelenting hurricanes in the Southeast, natural disasters are increasing in frequency and severity due to climate change. As evidenced in 2020’s historic year of extreme cases, totaling 22 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, we can expect this trend to continue. Today, wildfire season is longer and more severe […]
Partner content FragAttacks foil two decades of wireless security 9th August 2021 The evolution of wireless security could at best be described as trial and error. The initial standard that debuted in the late 1990s — Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) — had significant security problems, and the first two version of Wireless Protected Access, WPA and WPA2, both have been found to be vulnerable to a variety […]
Partner content 5 key lessons from ICS attacks through the ages 6th August 2021 Imagine it’s 1903 and you’re standing in front of a large hotel on a remote peninsula cliffside in Poldhu (Cornwall, UK). Despite the large antennas next to it or the huge kite that sometimes flies antennas even higher, you might not realize you are looking at the site of historic wireless telegraph communications — or the victim of the […]
Partner content Why supply-chain attacks are destined to escalate 6th August 2021 BLACK HAT USA 2021 – Las Vegas – The epic software supply chain attacks over the past year, including the high-profile breaches of SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange Server, Kaseya, and Codecov, were only the beginning. “Supply chain attacks are only just starting, and mostly with pretty small vendors that most people had not heard of beforehand,” […]
Partner content Trying to apply ethics to driverless technology 5th August 2021 Nearly a year ago the European Commission published a report on the ethics of data and artificial intelligence in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). Part of the discussion in the text is about data and artificial intelligence (AI) ethics to provide some insight into the data protection issues automakers are expected to overcome. According to […]
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