Partner content Preparing for cyber warfare: 6 key lessons From Ukraine 25th April 2024 As the conflict in Ukraine enters its third year, the global community is confronted with the grim reality of modern warfare, where cyber operations have emerged as a pivotal battleground. Reflecting on past events and the ongoing crisis, it’s evident that cyberattacks have become a constant threat, leaving no sector untouched and rendering the Ukrainian […]
Partner content Wireless device harvests environmental energy for battery-free IoT 25th April 2024 Silicon Labs, a wireless technology developer, has launched a new series of wireless system-on-chip (SoC) devices for battery-free, energy-harvesting applications. The company said the series represents its most energy-efficient SoCs to date and will allow IoT device makers to build wireless devices that can harvest energy from external sources in their environments, such as lights […]
News AT&T says FirstNet provides about 28,000 agencies with about 5.9 million connections 25th April 2024 About 28,000 public-safety agencies subscribing to the FirstNet utilized approximately 5.9 million connections on nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) through the end of March, FirstNet contractor AT&T reported today during the company’s quarterly earnings call. AT&T CEO John Stankey highlighted FirstNet as he explained why he believes the carrier’s connectivity solutions appeal to the business […]
Partner content MITRE ATT&CKED: InfoSec’s Most Trusted Name Falls to Ivanti Bugs 23rd April 2024 Foreign nation-state hackers have used vulnerable Ivanti edge devices to gain three months’ worth of “deep” access to one of MITRE Corp.’s unclassified networks. MITRE, steward of the ubiquitous ATT&CK glossary of commonly known cyberattack techniques, previously went 15 years without a major incident. The streak snapped in January when, like so many other organizations, its […]
Commentary Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024 Highlights The 3GPP Plenary meetings took place March 18-22, 2024, in Maastricht, Netherlands. 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core Terminal (CT) groups continued to focus on completing the work for Release 18 (R18). The specifications are functionally frozen (no new features will be added) and only minor exceptions remain. The specifications remain on track […]
Partner content NSA sounds alarm on AI’s cybersecurity risks 22nd April 2024 The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools is potentially making them “highly valuable” targets for malicious cyber actors, the National Security Agency warned in a recent report. Bad actors looking to steal sensitive data or intellectual property may seek to “co-opt” an organization’s AI systems to achieve, according to the report. The NSA recommends organizations adopt […]
Partner content FBI Director Wray issues dire warning on China’s cybersecurity threat 22nd April 2024 FBI Director Christopher Wray this week delivered what might be the starkest warning yet on the threat that China-backed hackers pose to US national and economic security. In remarks at a Vanderbilt University-hosted summit on modern conflict and emerging threats, Wray described Chinese hackers as outnumbering FBI personnel by at least 50 to 1 and standing […]
Partner content Frontier: We were probably hacked 19th April 2024 Frontier Communications, one of the nation’s largest Internet service providers, said it’s likely the company was hacked and expects the situation to affect its financials. “On April 14, 2024, Frontier … detected that a third party had gained unauthorized access to portions of its information technology environment. Upon detection, the company initiated its previously established […]
Partner content Cisco Duo’s multifactor authentication service breached 17th April 2024 A third-party provider that handles telephony for Cisco’s Duo multifactor authentication (MFA) service has been compromised by a social engineering cyberattack. Now Cisco Duo customers have been warned to be on alert for follow-on phishing schemes. Customers were sent a notice explaining that the company handling SMS and VOIP multifactor authentication messaging traffic for Cisco […]
Partner content NextNav, Anterix, Ondas join rush toward 900MHz opportunities 17th April 2024 NextNav on Tuesday filed a petition with the FCC to open a portion of the 900MHz band for services including positioning and 5G. And NextNav isn’t the only company working to introduce new communications services into the 900MHz band. Anterix, Ondas Networks and a variety of other companies are also eyeing the spectrum band for various communications […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
Video Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023 Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit
