Partner content State cybersecurity organizations in ‘heightened risk environment,’ according to report 13th October 2022 As state and local cybersecurity organizations across the United States emerge from a few difficult years, one aspect of the future is for certain: It will be shaped by the same digital advancements that, since the pandemic’s outset, have propelled the nation into an unprecedented era of technological innovation in the public sector. “While it […]
News Newscan: Could one hospital’s new EMS app improve response times? 11th October 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Could one hospital’s new EMS app improve response times? GAO: Communications breakdowns hurt otherwise positive view of federal ransomware support Ukrainian officials reportedly say there have been ‘catastrophic’ Starlink outages in recent weeks Patient care delayed at large hospital chain after ransomware attack To pay, or not to […]
Partner content Smart helmet helps firefighters make faster rescues 10th October 2022 Researchers in Scotland have unveiled a new smart helmet for firefighters, using sensor technology, thermal cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to help wearers locate people faster. The team comes from the newly opened National Robotarium in Edinburgh, which developed the helmet in collaboration with Scottish Fire and Rescue services. The fire service’s training facility in […]
Partner content CISA: Multiple APT groups infiltrate defense organization 10th October 2022 Multiple advance persistent threat (APT) groups gained access to the network of a US-based defense organization in January 2021, extensively compromising the company’s computers, network, and data for nearly a year, three government agencies stated in a joint advisory on Oct. 4. The attackers had access to the organization’s Microsoft Exchange Server and used a […]
Partner content Rural Minnesota community test drives autonomous shuttle service that features ADA-compliant minivans 10th October 2022 To this point, experimentations with autonomous vehicle technology has been mostly centered in large, connected cities like Las Vegas. A rural region in Minnesota is working to change that: In a first-of-its-kind rural pilot program called goMARTI (Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative), a fleet of five self-driving Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS minivans, three of which will be American […]
Partner content Verizon still faces a 3G problem 10th October 2022 Verizon has been talking publicly about shutting down its 3G network for roughly seven years now. But in the next few months, it looks like the company will finally, officially do it. If Verizon does shutter its 3G network on January 1, 2023, as it has promised, it will be the last big US wireless network operator […]
News Ubicquia’s UbiHub leverages streetlights to support video, broadband, IoT-based initiatives 8th October 2022 Ubicquia has expanded its family of streetlight-mounted platforms with UbiHub, an easily deployed solution that integrates smart-lighting functionality and wireless broadband access and can support video-based applications with built-in cameras and optional artificial-intelligence (AI) edge processing in an unobtrusive package. Ubicquia CEO Ian Aaron cited UbiHub’s versatility, describing the platform as the “Swiss Army knife […]
News Newscan: Russian-speaking hackers knock U.S. state-government websites offline 7th October 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Russian-speaking hackers knock U.S. state-government websites offline You’ve been breached. How much should you disclose? EU’s new USB-C law means the end for Apple’s Lightning port UK competition authority questions $7.3 billion merger of Viasat and Inmarsat Verizon’s THOR tackles areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ian Operators use […]
Partner content Building 100% digital state and local governments 7th October 2022 During the global COVID-19 pandemic, many systems moved online to limit face-to-face interactions, including within state and local governments. Government processes that required citizens to show up in person, like renewing driver’s licenses or applying for unemployment, are now available partially or completely online. With the familiarity of online interactions—from online shopping to paying bills […]
Partner content 7 IoT devices that make security pros cringe 6th October 2022 In cybersecurity, if it isn’t one thing, it’s another 14.4 billion things that’ll get ya. That’s about how many Internet of Things (IoT) devices will proliferate globally by the end of the year, according to some analyst estimates. As a body, this is arguably one of the most rapidly spreading and poorly secured threat surfaces […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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