Partner content IoT and drones automate field operations 24th June 2021 As the Internet of Things sweeps through a variety of industries, it has started to make its mark by reducing costs and optimizing efficiency. In August, 2019, for example, McKinsey reported that Technology advances had reduced field operation costs by 10%-40% and improved overall field operations productivity by 30%-40%.. Key technology drivers were intelligent and prescriptive action […]
News Nokia, Motorola Solutions announce utility-centric agreements with Anterix 23rd June 2021 Nokia and Motorola Solutions recently announced agreements with Anterix that are designed to help provide private LTE networks to utilities and other critical-communications customers leveraging the 900 MHz broadband spectrum primarily licensed to Anterix. Anterix COO Ryan Gerbrandt said the announcements are a reflection of the growing ecosystem that Anterix is developing that is designed […]
News Newscan: Video decision cited as one reason for Portland crowd-control unit’s mass resignation 22nd June 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Video decision cited as one reason for Portland crowd-control unit’s mass resignation Microsoft president op-ed: The secret gag orders must stop Something appears to be ‘simply, simply wrong’ at the Biden Justice Department SEC probing SolarWinds clients over cyber breach disclosures–sources Feds aim to standardize GIS across the […]
Partner content Are ransomware attacks the new pandemic? 22nd June 2021 Ransomware attacks are the new pandemic, threatening the US economy, commerce, and the flow of goods to market. First, there was the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, then JBS USA. However, those were not even close to being the first; ransomware attacks have been around for decades. Some of the earliest attacks were in healthcare facilities, in part due […]
Partner content Robot-bus trial succeeds … mostly 21st June 2021 A trial of robot bus fleets run simultaneously in several European cities is being hailed as a success despite some areas of concern. The trial, orchestrated within the European Union funded ‘Fabulous’ project, saw three different robot bus solutions tested in Finland, Norway, Estonia, Greece and the Netherlands. Based on the results, proof-of-concepts for the management […]
News NENA does not oppose $15 billion NG911 proposal, but wants language ‘corrected,’ CEO says 21st June 2021 National Emergency Number Association (NENA) CEO Brian Fontes said it is “false” that his organization would oppose legislation that would provide $15 billion in federal funding for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments, but he reiterated NENA’s stance that some language in the existing proposal should be changed. NENA’s position on the NG911 funding language in the […]
Partner content Cars, Medicine, Electric Grids: Future hackers will hit much more than networks in an IT/OT integrated world 20th June 2021 For the first two decades of the Internet era, operational technology (OT) in places like factories and power plants remained mostly isolated from IT systems. While the fear of cyber intrusions grew among their counterparts in IT, workers in these physical settings were far more focused on safety precautions to protect people from the machines, […]
Partner content Securing an open-source OS for IoT 19th June 2021 These days many operating systems for Internet of Things devices include an open-source license, but vigilance is needed to adequately protect the attack surface. An ESG survey has indicated 38% of storage decision makers expect IoT workloads to drive on-premises storage spending increases over the next two years. Some 33% of respondents expected cloud spending […]
News Newscan: Once, superpower summits were about nukes. Now, it’s cyberweapons. 18th June 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Once, superpower summits were about nukes. Now, it’s cyberweapons. Biden says he gave Putin list of 16 sectors that should be off-limits to hacking Bipartisan infrastructure pitch gains steam on Capitol Hill as Biden weighs in from Europe NSA: Test unified-communications patches before installing Bipartisan bill bolsters FCC […]
News Driverless-tech liability is all in the wording 17th June 2021 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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