Partner content Average data-breach costs soar to $4.4 million in 2022 29th July 2022 Sixty percent of breaches have resulted in companies recouping the cost of fines, clean-up, and technological improvements by increasing prices, essentially making consumers pay for breaches and companies’ lack of preparedness, according to an annual report published on July 27. The “Cost of Data Breach Report 2022” report, based on a survey of executives and […]
Partner content Open RAN so easy to hack it’s ‘scary,’ says top security boffin 29th July 2022 Karsten Nohl has the unusual job of hacking into companies at their behest. Known as “red teaming,” the process is the IT world’s equivalent of driving crash test dummies into brick walls or firing dead chickens into a grounded plane’s jet engines. The basic idea is to expose the vulnerabilities safely (this, remember, is how […]
Partner content Police adopt license-plate readers at an accelerating pace 28th July 2022 Without a doubt, more law enforcement agencies are acquiring automated license plate reader cameras and technology (ALPR). Study producer Transparency Market Research (TMR) expects the global ALPR market to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 9 percent during the forecast period, 2020 to 2030. Much of the growth is linked to a rise in usage […]
News House debates NG911-funding bill, postpones vote 27th July 2022 U.S. House members yesterday expressed support for legislation that would provide as much as $10 billion in federal funding to pay for a transition to IP-based next-generation 911 technology—as well as extend the FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum auctions—but postponed a vote on the bill. Approved unanimously by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce […]
News Newscan: FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt U.S. nuclear-arsenal communications 27th July 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt U.S. nuclear-arsenal communications Google, like Amazon, will let police see your video without a warrant TSA revises cyber rules for pipelines NIST revises cybersecurity guidelines specifically for HIPAA Police license-plate tech gets green light in Dayton, Ohio US-UK Data Access […]
Partner content Satellite company Iridium hints at mysterious smartphone deal 27th July 2022 Iridium, a satellite operator based in Virginia, announced that it “entered into a development agreement to enable Iridium’s technology in smartphones.” However, the company did not disclose any details in its latest filing with the SEC, such as the companies it might be working with. “The agreement is contingent upon the successful development of the technology, […]
Partner content Sony developing new self-driving sensors 27th July 2022 Sony is working on new sensors for self-driving that it claims use 70% less electricity. The sensors would help significantly extend the range of electric vehicles with autonomous capabilities. According to a report in Nikkei Asia, they will be made by Sony Semiconductor Solutions and be paired with software developed by Japanese start-up Tier IV. The […]
Partner content Battery-swap tech pitching for heavy-duty trucks 25th July 2022 Battery-swap technology can restore stakeholders’ enthusiasm in battery-electric haulage, according to Lex Forsyth, co-founder and general manager of Australian start-up Janus Electric. For the last two or three years, we have seen carriers and truck manufacturers lose faith in battery-electric drivetrains. First and foremost, this is because most fleet owners are unhappy with drivers’ two-hour […]
Partner content What firewalls can—and can’t—accomplish 25th July 2022 Firewalls were born in the 1990s, alongside Windows 95 and Internet Explorer. They’ve been a staple of network security since, which prompts the question: Are firewalls still relevant? The determining factor is whether firewalls have grown with the changes we’ve seen in technology or if they’ve just stayed in line with the technology of the 1990s and early […]
News AT&T says FirstNet tops 21,800 agencies, 3.7 million connections 22nd July 2022 FirstNet added 319,000 connections during the second quarter of this year, resulting in the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) serving more than 21,800 public-safety agencies with more than 3.7 million connections, according to officials for FirstNet contractor AT&T. AT&T provided the FirstNet figures in conjunction with the release of its second-quarter corporate performance on Thursday, […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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