Partner content Critical OAS bugs open industrial systems to takeover 31st May 2022 A pair of critical flaws in industrial Internet of Things data platform vendor Open Automation Software (OAS) are threatening industrial control systems (ICS), according to Cisco Talos. They’re part of a group of eight vulnerabilities in OAS software that the vendor patched this week. Among the flaws is one (CVE-2022-26082) that gives attackers the ability to remotely […]
Partner content Remote alarm notifications add firewall as utilities face mounting threats of cyberattacks 31st May 2022 Municipal utilities are critical to national security, economic stability, and public health and safety. As technology in these sectors evolves, cyberattackers take advantage of opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities. While the Federal Government has taken steps to address this issue by creating innovative public-private partnerships and initiatives, the worldwide attacks on municipal utilities in the past […]
Partner content China’s PLA wants to be able to take out Starlink 31st May 2022 Chinese military researchers have urged the PLA to develop the capability to take down the Starlink global satellite network. In a paper published last month, PLA scientists say the LEO network’s capabilities, including its huge global footprint, ubiquitous broadband and low latency pose a military threat to China, SCMP.com reported. “A combination of soft and hard […]
Partner content Dubai to use satellite IoT terminals for utility industry 27th May 2022 Dubai’s Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is collaborating with Infra X, the IT and telecommunications arm of Digital DEWA, and its British technical partner Wyld to establish IoT satellite terminals to help streamline operations and maintenance efforts. The project comes under DEWA’s Space-D programme and will connect DEWA’s water and electricity assets to nano-satellites to […]
Partner content VMware, airline targeted as ransomware chaos reigns 27th May 2022 Ransomware incidents are on the rise and this week proved no exception, with the discovery of a Linux-based ransomware family called Cheerscrypt targeting VMware ESXi servers and an attack on SpiceJet, India’s second largest airline. Meanwhile, an oddball “GoodWill” variant purports to help the needy. The Cheerscrypt ransomware variant was uncovered by Trend Micro and relies on […]
Partner content Artificial intelligence used to detect guns at schools 27th May 2022 At around midday on Tuesday, May 24 an 18-year-old shooter walked into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and shot and killed 21 people including 19 children. It is the second worst mass school shooting in U.S. history. There have been 30 mass shootings at K-12 schools so far in 2022. “I am sick and […]
Partner content Infrastructure improvements in cities often feature clean energy or connected technologies 27th May 2022 The most in-demand products and services in local governments fall into three interconnected buckets, says Matthew Britt, general manager of smart cities at Honeywell. The buckets, he says, are urban mobility, sustainability and resilience, and public safety. “Urban mobility begins with road infrastructure and understanding how to move people around cities more effectively and sustainably. At […]
News Panasonic Connect launches Toughbook 40 rugged laptop 26th May 2022 Panasonic Connect this week announced the launch of the Toughbook 40, the highest-performing device in the family of fully rugged laptops, featuring LTE-Advanced and CBRS connectivity, and a lighter total weight, despite boasting a 14-inch touchscreen display that is larger than the previous model in the Toughbook portfolio. In addition to all of its improved […]
News Newscan: ‘Predator’ spyware let government hackers break into Chrome and Android, Google says 25th May 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations ‘Predator’ spyware let government hackers break into Chrome and Android, Google says A private firm exposes Chrome vulnerabilities to government hackers, says Google EPA seeks funding to improve water-system cybersecurity Philadelphia launches real-time smart-city project NIST’s supply-chain security guidance tells agencies: Look to FedRAMP first Senate report highlights […]
Partner content T-Mobile’s CEO explains the company’s new private 5G strategy 24th May 2022 T-Mobile on Monday took the wraps off its new private wireless networking offerings, and the company’s CEO spoke about it at length during an investor event. “CIOs everywhere are interested in this topic right now,” T-Mobile’s Mike Sievert said Monday at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. “And they’re interested in it for a reason. […]
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