Partner content Smart loading-zone pilot launched in Philadelphia for delivery drivers 24th October 2022 Anyone who’s driven down a bustling main street in a large city knows how difficult parking can be—especially for delivery drivers offloading product or equipment. A new pilot initiative that launched Monday in Philadelphia aims to alleviate this challenge by giving drivers the ability to view availability of 21 designated curbside delivery spaces in real time […]
Partner content The cloud and 5G security apocalypse is only a matter of time 21st October 2022 AMSTERDAM – Network X – Greg van der Gaast recalls his first encounter with hacking at the tender age of 16. “My sister brought home a VHS cassette of the movie Hackers, and what this movie taught me was that if you break into computers you get it on with Angelina Jolie,” he said. “I was […]
Partner content List of common passwords accounts for nearly all cyberattacks 21st October 2022 Tens of millions of credential-based attacks targeting two common types of servers boiled down to a small fraction of the passwords that formed a list of leaked credentials, known as the RockYou2021 list. Vulnerability management firm Rapid7, via its network of honeypots, recorded every attempt to compromise those servers over a 12-month period, finding that the […]
Partner content 5G streetlights installed a Peachtree Corners: Smart City USA 21st October 2022 The smart city at Peachtree Corners is beaming with innovative technologies, even though some of it is hiding in plain sight. There are solar panels built into street pavement that the autonomous shuttle continually drives over for testing, lidar sensors high up on poles sending signals to the IoT control center and streetlights that look […]
Partner content Green-light priority-traffic technology possible solution for school-bus driver shortages 21st October 2022 Across the United States, communities of all sizes and regions are facing school bus driver shortages. New research from Georgia shows promise in a technological solution to this widespread problem. A pilot program conducted this spring at the Fulton County School System in Alpharetta, Ga. tested out devices that give vehicles the right of way at traffic […]
Partner content Cybersecurity’s hiring spree requires a recruiting rethink 18th October 2022 Widely reported shortages of trained cybersecurity professionals are driving the industry to try to come up with some with creative recruiting and training solutions. But it’s complicated. At the very same time, automation is increasingly performing the tedious entry-level tasks that early-career threat hunters once built their chops working on, making it harder to gain early experience. […]
News Newscan: Musk says SpaceX will continue to fund Starlink service in Ukraine amid backlash 18th October 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Musk says SpaceX will continue to fund Starlink service in Ukraine amid backlash A new space race targets the smartphone 4 critical-infrastructure sectors to get new cyber rules, per White House official Pentagon must harness commercial tech to deter China in Taiwan Strait, former officials say Dallas police, […]
Partner content Apple’s constant battles against zero-day exploits 17th October 2022 Over the past few years, there’s been an increase in the number of attackers targeting Apple, especially with zero-day exploits. One major reason is that a zero-day exploit might just be the most valuable asset in a hacker’s portfolio — and hackers know it. In 2022 alone, Apple has discovered seven zero-days and has followed up […]
News UK competition watchdog proposes price controls on Motorola Solutions’ Airwave system 14th October 2022 Motorola Solutions could see its projected annual profits shrink by as much as $178 million for providing United Kingdom (UK) public-safety personnel with mission-critical communications via the company’s nationwide Airwave TETRA network, according to a new proposal from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). CMA today released its proposal for price control on Airwave services […]
News Airbus-Capgemini consortium chosen for France public-safety-broadband system 13th October 2022 The French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories has selected the consortium led by Airbus and Capgemini to play the key integrator role in the Réseau Radio du Futur (RRF, or Radio Network of the Future) that is designed to provide public-safety broadband services throughout France. When completed, the RRF is expected to provide secure, […]
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