News Newscan: Ransomware group REvil demands $70 million in Kaseya supply-chain attack 6th July 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Ransomware group REvil demands $70 million in Kaseya supply-chain attack Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, Kaseya CEO says Watchdog: 10 government agencies deployed Clearview AI facial-recognition tech Flying car completes 35-minute test flight between cities Your smartphone is breaking up Tesla says autopilot makes its […]
News Kentucky turns to RapidDeploy, AT&T for statewide 911 mapping, analytics 4th July 2021 Public-safety answering points (PSAPs) in the state of Kentucky soon will have the opportunity to leverage cloud-native RapidDeploy mapping and analytics solutions through a statewide deal with AT&T that is designed to help improve response times to emergency calls. RapidDeploy CEO Steve Raucher said the Kentucky announcement represents the fifth statewide deal for his company’s […]
Partner content 3 ways cybercriminals are undermining multifactor authentication (MFA) 1st July 2021 Many have heralded multifactor authentication (MFA) as the ultimate cyber defense. Organizations and individuals “feel” safer with it enabled and believe it to be virtually foolproof. After all, an attacker would need the login credentials and access to the secondary device to compromise a system. And yet, that false sense of security is dangerous because […]
Partner content AT&T has locked itself into a risky affair with Microsoft 1st July 2021 Be afraid. Be very afraid. In the not-too-distant future, a few giant Internet firms with multi-trillion-dollar valuations will shape public opinion, cater to every need and have the means to switch off our most critical infrastructure. AT&T’s decision to entrust the most intelligent part of its 5G network to Microsoft, as reported by Light Reading yesterday, […]
News Untethered LTE drones demonstrate extended flight times in PSCR challenge 30th June 2021 Untethered drones carrying a payload heavy enough to deliver LTE connectivity have demonstrated flight times approaching two hours, which would make their usage much more practical in key first-responder scenarios, public-safety representatives said during last week’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) 2021 virtual event. Five teams demonstrated an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that supported flight […]
News Newscan: America’s ‘smart city’ didn’t get much smarter 29th June 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations America’s ‘smart city’ didn’t get much smarter The problem with Z: 911 coordinate challenges Broadband takes a $35B hit as U.S. politicians hash out infrastructure deal Biden reiterates support for bipartisan infrastructure plan, clarifies he did not issue veto threat New laws are ‘probably needed’ to force U.S. […]
Partner content Analysts warm to Anterix 27th June 2021 “Anterix offers electric utilities the right amount of spectrum in the right spectrum band to build the private networks that electric utilities want to build,” wrote the financial analysts at LightShed Partners in a recent note to investors. As a result, the analysts raised their price target on Anterix’s stock to $96 per share from $64 […]
Partner content Preinstalled firmware updater puts 128 Dell models at risk 27th June 2021 A firmware-update utility that comes preinstalled on at least 128 models of Dell laptops, desktops, servers, and tablets has multiple vulnerabilities that could allow a privileged attacker to install rogue code over the network, the computer maker and security firm Eclypsium announced on Thursday. The four vulnerabilities affect an estimated 30 million devices that use […]
Partner content Ericsson report finds 5G investment increasing 27th June 2021 Despite COVID-19’s impact on the economy and a looming semiconductor shortage, 5G investment continues apace. According to the recent “Ericsson Mobility Report,” service providers continue to switch on 5G, and more than 160 have launched commercial 5G services. The report projects some 580 million 5G subscriptions by the end of 2021. This increase is estimated, […]
News Storms & Silver Linings: Avoiding the dangers of cloud migration 27th June 2021 We’re familiar with the many benefits of the cloud. Following a successful cloud migration, organizations can liberate their data from on-premises storage systems and set it free. Teams can collaborate across time zones and build truly global workflows that were unthinkable just a few years ago. But when it comes to actually enacting the cloud […]
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