Partner content After Google outage, telcos should think twice about public cloud 15th December 2020 Google’s Monday outage lasted just 45 minutes, barely enough time for online chitchat about a Chinese cyberattack to circulate. But for some people the planet might as well have been hit by a solar flare. Email systems used by millions were inaccessible, Google Docs was sealed off and even YouTube’s exabytes of video narcissism simply […]
Partner content ‘Fingerprint-jacking’ attack technique manipulates Android UI 14th December 2020 Researchers explore fingerprint-jacking, a user interface-based attack that targets fingerprints scanned into Android apps. Many modern smartphones have a fingerprint scanner to authorize device access and enable account login, payment authorization, and other operations. The scanner is meant for secure authentication, but researchers are finding new ways to manipulate it for malicious gain. Xianbo Wang, […]
Partner content Governments must help consortia drive autonomous-vehicle progress 14th December 2020 There are a number of consortia being created to push the way for us all to see connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) on our roads. Nissan, for example, has joined ServCity to develop a blueprint to enable cities to introduce them into cities across the UK. Similar consortia have been created in the country, and […]
Partner content Despite budget squeeze, state and local governments must shore up cyber posture 13th December 2020 Eight months ago, state and local governments (SLG) faced hard technology and budgetary choices when they were forced to support the pivot to remote telework by most or virtually all of their employees as the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Work typically performed from relatively secure, in-office enterprise networks had to be undertaken remotely and from […]
Partner content 2021 is when AI in public safety gets real 11th December 2020 A perfect example of how “assistive” artificial intelligence–AI that aids first responders by highlighting information in real time–can make the public safer is a major traffic incident on the highway. Picture a scenario in which multiple vehicles have crashed, including a truck. This event can trigger dozens of calls from victims and passersby almost instantly, […]
News Newscan: FCC slams states caught using 911 dispatch funds for ‘other purposes’ 11th December 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FCC slams states caught using 911 dispatch funds for ‘other purposes’ FireEye, a top cybersecurity firm, says it was hacked by a nation-state FCC affirms designation of Huawei as a national-security threat The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn’t stop Senate confirms Trump FCC nominee Simington over […]
News Responding to ransomware: Questions government, business and tech leaders should ask 10th December 2020 When confronted with ransomware attacks that hold government data hostage, public leaders are forced to decide between paying the ransom or being without government services until they can be restored or rebuilt. At a time when COVID-19 requires a government of any size to function at the highest level, ransomware can bring public services related […]
Partner content Initiative envisions blockchain’s role in electric-vehicle charging infrastructure 10th December 2020 The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) has launched a global standard for blockchain-based electric vehicle grid integration. This standard that lays out a range of new technical design specifications relating to vehicle-t- grid Integration (V2G), tokenized carbon credits (TCC) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications. It was created by its working group made up of Honda and […]
News Retired fire chief highlights Florida city’s current use of FirstNet, future possibilities 10th December 2020 Reliable broadband service from FirstNet already is impacting operations for public-safety agencies and other departments in Gainesville, Fla., but the technological evolution is still in the early stages, according to Jeff Lane, this year’s recipient of the FirstNet Authority’s Harlin McEwen Award. Lane, who recently retired as Gainesville’s fire chief after a 38-year career, said […]
Partner content Securing IoT devices with zero trust requires mindset shift 9th December 2020 As data grows more integral to the enterprise, policies to protect it have to get more rigorous, especially those for IoT devices, which need a trust-but-verify approach. Zero-trust strategies are particularly important in a world of proliferating Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Many of these devices can access the network but also be easily compromised […]
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