Partner content Autonomous dream could face a data logjam 21st December 2020 As vehicles become increasingly connected, different stakeholders are looking to benefit from the information that connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) provide. However, as TU-Automotive contributor Nathan Eddy says, the key challenge is to ensure that the data is being intended to its intended location without delay. Data from or to the vehicles can be hampered by latency and packet […]
Audio SBC: John Foley details in-building organization’s ‘No Noise’ initiative 21st December 2020 John Foley, managing director at the Safer Buildings Coalition, discusses the the organization’s “No Noise” initiative that calls for the establishment of a task force to address measures designed to ensure that in-building systems support the wireless communications needs for first responders and the public without creating harmful interference. To read the 18-principles position […]
Partner content Vodafone, AT&T sign up for 5G via SpaceMobile’s satellites 17th December 2020 Startup SpaceMobile said Wednesday it inked commercial agreements with Vodafone and AT&T to deliver 4G and 5G connections from its satellites to the operators’ existing mobile customers via their regular, unmodified cell phones. The startup, which also announced it will go public through a “special purpose acquisition” transaction, said it expects to begin delivering commercial […]
News 18,000 organizations possibly compromised in massive supply-chain cyberattack 17th December 2020 Nation-state attackers used poisoned SolarWinds network management software updates to distribute malware; US government orders federal civilian agencies to immediately power down the technology. In what may well turn out to be one of the most significant supply-chain attacks in recent years, a likely nation-state backed group compromised systems at SolarWinds and inserted malware into […]
Partner content Predictions for embedded machine learning for IoT in 2021 17th December 2020 Despite silicon shortages, several new capabilities for embedded machine learning on Internet of Things devices will emerge in 2021, industry watchers predict. New capabilities mean severing the cord between so many Internet of Things ( IoT) devices and the cloud and instead running processes at the edge. The boost in chip processing capabilities—which will continue […]
News Newscan: Scope of Russian hack becomes clear: Multiple U.S. agencies were hit 15th December 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Scope of Russian hack becomes clear: Multiple U.S. agencies were hit CISA orders federal agencies to turn off SolarWinds products Security group says it audited Dominion Voting machines, declares them a ‘national-security issue’ Can COVID-19 exposure apps slow the spread of coronavirus? Sen. Klobuchar, spooked by Amazon Halo, […]
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 […]
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