Partner content 5 things to learn from the CrowdStrike IT outage 28th August 2024 The CrowdStrike IT outage crippled airlines and stranded passengers. Potentially more seriously, it also halted important medical procedures at hospitals, cancer centers and blood banks. Emergency response services in some communities and public transportation in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania went down. While the damage may have looked like a cyberattack at first, it wasn’t one. Instead, a […]
Partner content Halliburton hit by cyberattack, certain systems impacted 27th August 2024 UPDATE: Aug. 23, 2024: Halliburton determined it was hit by a cyberattack Wednesday after an unauthorized third party gained access to some of its systems, the company said Friday in a regulatory filing. Halliburton has launched an investigation after an unauthorized actor gained access to some of its systems in a hacking incident discovered Wednesday, according to 8-K […]
News AT&T names Scott Agnew to head FirstNet team; Jim Bugel set to retire next week 27th August 2024 AT&T today announced industry veteran Scott Agnew as the new president of its FirstNet unit, succeeding Jim Bugel, who will retire after serving more than three decades for the telecom carrier. “As America’s Public Safety Network, FirstNet is leading the way for first responder communications,” Agnew said in a prepared statement. “I am proud to […]
Partner content Vehicle-to-Everything communication gets new roadmap 26th August 2024 The Department of Transportation (DOT) is looking to accelerate the rollout of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology. V2X allows vehicles to communicate wirelessly, and the safety benefits have long been discussed, but now the transportation department has made a move to speed up its deployment by outlining a roadmap in an official document titled: “Saving Lives with Connectivity.” The […]
Partner content Patch now: Second SolarWinds critical bug in Web Help Desk 26th August 2024 For the second week in a row, SolarWinds has released a patch for a critical vulnerability in its IT help and ticketing software, Web Help Desk (WHD). According to its latest hotfix notice, the issue — tracked as CVE-2024-28987 — concerns hardcoded credentials that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to break into WHD and modify […]
News FirstNet Authority board approves $2 billion in coverage enhancements to key areas 22nd August 2024 FirstNet Authority board members yesterday voted unanimously to approve plans to enhance the wireless coverage provided by FirstNet with an investment of about $2 billion during the next decade to bolster the system’s terrestrial footprint, with a focus on tribal, terrestrial and rural locations. “With the board’s actions today, the Authority will continue during our […]
Partner content Federal watchdog urges EPA to develop comprehensive cyber strategy to protect water systems 22nd August 2024 The congressional watchdog is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to urgently develop a strategy to address the rising risk of malicious cyber activity targeting the nation’s drinking and wastewater, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office released last week. In recent months, the sector has been up against heightened threat activity from state-linked and […]
Partner content Fighting fires with emerging technologies 22nd August 2024 For many years, spotting wildfires relied almost exclusively on humans on top of towers. Wildfire detection systems employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) represent a significant advancement in disaster management technology, offering the potential to save lives, protect property and preserve natural ecosystems through timely and accurate detection and response. AI-based wildfire detection systems leverage advanced technologies, […]
Audio Martin County School District: Frank Frangella cites ADRF role in school-safety strategy 22nd August 2024 Frank Frangella, chief of safety and security for the Martin County (Fla.) School District, explains how the distributed antenna systems (DAS) from ADRF provide connectivity for public safety and school personnel throughout district campuses, so effective in-building communications can be supported during times of emergency. Already installed at two schools in the district, the […]
News AdventHealth Central Florida migrates voice to FirstNet Rapid Response, prepares to retire LMR system 21st August 2024 AdventHealth Central Florida has migrated its mission-critical voice communications to FirstNet Rapid Response at more than a dozen hospital campuses in a three-county area as the organization prepares to retire its legacy land-mobile-radio (LMR) system by the end of the year. Robert Francisco, security operations manager for AdventHealth Central Florida, said the decision for the […]
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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