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 […]
News Newscan: Drones revolutionize crash investigations in Montana 8th December 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Drones revolutionize crash investigations in Montana U.S. used Patriot Act to gather logs of website visitors Telehealth technology study sees concerns shifting San Francisco launches street crisis team to respond to 911 mental health, addiction calls C-Band auction starts Dec. 8, with 57 entities vying for coveted mid-band […]
News FBI selects FirstNet for five-year contract worth $92 million, AT&T says 8th December 2020 All personnel within the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) will be transitioned to FirstNet, built by AT&T, service in 2021 as part of a five-year contract that replaces FBI use of Verizon wireless offerings and can be leveraged by other agencies withing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), an AT&T official said today. Stacy Schwartz, […]
Partner content Industry 4.0 embraces 5G as need for real-time manufacturing data mounts 7th December 2020 Technologies such as 5G have begun to usher in a host of changes for manufacturers. During 2020, with the advent of VODI-19 many of these producers have had to embrace new levels of digitization and processes that are driven by real-time manufacturing data. Take the new factory site for Lacroix Electronics, an electronics maker in […]
Partner content Probabilistic genotyping in forensic DNA analysis 6th December 2020 Since forensic DNA probabilistic genotyping (PG) software was introduced nearly a decade ago, its use by federal, state, and local forensic laboratories has increased substantially. PG software makes better use of the information contained in a DNA profile than traditional approaches. As a result, DNA profiles once discarded as uninformative are now accessible for inculpating […]
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