Partner content One-click ‘GNOME’ exploit is a supply-chain risk for Linux OSes 11th October 2023 Researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in a library within the GNOME desktop environment for Linux systems. If embedded in a malicious link, it could enable attackers to perform machine takeover in an instant. GNOME — short for GNU Object Model Environment — is an open source desktop environment implemented by popular Linux distributions like Ubuntu […]
News FTC dismisses divestiture action against Axon in the body-worn-camera arena 10th October 2023 Axon Enterprise no longer faces the prospect of having to share its intellectual property with a body-worn-camera competitor after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its dismissal of a proposed administrative action that would have required Axon to divest part of its company, including key software. This FTC dismissal was issued after the U.S. Supreme […]
Partner content Great Expectations: Can 5G deliver on its promises? 9th October 2023 The journey to a smart, connected future was never going to be simple. It involves multiple technologies and multiple stakeholders and requires consensus on international standards and protocols to enable delivery. However, the successful transition from 3G to 4G proved what could be achieved and raised stakeholder expectations about what might be possible with 5G. […]
Partner content Why one top wireless industry analyst is turning off 5G 9th October 2023 Mike Thelander has had enough of 5G. This week Thelander – who has been an analyst in the US wireless industry for more than 20 years, and who founded wireless network research company Signals Research Group (SRG) – said he will switch off 5G on his phone. “I’ve just about given up on 5G, for […]
News LMR licensing activity with FCC improves for business-industrial, but remains near historical lows 6th October 2023 Land-mobile-radio (LMR) licensing during the third quarter exhibited some encouraging activity during the third quarter, particularly in the business-industrial arena that has been lackluster for several years, based on figures provided by the FCC’s online database. As of Oct. 5, the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) reveals that the agency has received 2,389 public-safety LMR […]
Partner content Legions of critical-infrastructure devices subject to cyber targeting 5th October 2023 There are at least 100,000 industrial control systems (ICS) exposed to the public Internet around the world, controlling a host of critical operational technologies (OT) like power grids, water systems, and building management systems (BMS). While that’s a big number, researchers note that quantifying true cyber-risk from that exposure means examining which protocols the gear […]
Partner content Electric flying vehicle lands, takes off on water 5th October 2023 After years under development, flying vehicles of various types are coming with new and innovative features. One creative feature a single-passenger eVTOL (electric takeoff and landing) vehicle startup created is the ability for its craft to land and take off on water. In a new video, the Ryse Aero Tech electric aerial vehicle Recon can […]
Partner content Early AI data center investments target the core, not the edge 4th October 2023 Early investments into advanced artificial intelligence (AI) services will be funneled into large data centers and won’t involve edge computing, according to industry executives and analysts. But that may change in the future. “When we move to the large-scale distribution of the inference [AI] model, that’s when edge becomes important,” Brian Pryor told Light Reading. […]
Partner content Spyware vendor targets Egyptian orgs with rare iOS exploit chain 3rd October 2023 An Israeli surveillanceware company used the three Apple zero-day vulnerabilities disclosed last week to develop an exploit chain for iPhones, and a Chrome zero-day to exploit Androids — all in a novel attack on Egyptian organizations. According to a recent report from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), the company — which calls itself “Intellexa” — used the special […]
Partner content Millions of Brits are still on a Huawei core as government ban looms 3rd October 2023 Several years ago, telco customers of Huawei were hauled in front of parliamentary committees and grilled by politicians who evidently knew as much about telecom as the average infant. After the sudden, Trump-led backlash against the Chinese equipment vendor, authorities were determined to figure out why Huawei had such a commanding presence in UK telecom […]
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
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