Partner content Miami-Dade awards $165 million contract to Motorola Solutions outside procurement process 20th July 2022 Members of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners yesterday voted unanimously to approve a no-bid, $165 million contract to Motorola Solutions for P25 radios and other communications gear, despite concerns about the process and warnings from L3Harris officials that some device features may not work on the police network. Under the contract, Miami-Dade County will […]
Partner content Dell’Oro cuts forecast on private wireless networks by 20% 20th July 2022 Dell’Oro Group, in a brief press release, said private wireless radio access network (RAN) shipments and revenues were again coming in below expectations, resulting in a “near-term downgrade.” The analyst firm now projects that annual revenue from private wireless LTE/5G small cells – hardware only – will reach between $800 million and $1 billion by […]
Partner content Unpatched GPS-tracker security bugs threaten 1.5 million vehicles with disruption 20th July 2022 Six vulnerabilities have been found in a GPS tracking device used by businesses to monitor vehicle fleets, and by consumers as an anti-theft device. If exploited, they could allow attackers to widely disrupt fleet operations and track individual vehicles. That’s according to cybersecurity firm BitSight, which stated in a Tuesday advisory that the device, the MiCODUS MV720, […]
Partner content U.S. carriers to get 39% of what they want for FCC’s ‘rip and replace’ 20th July 2022 The FCC on Monday released close to $2 billion to dozens of small US telecom operators. The agency’s goal is to eliminate Huawei and ZTE equipment from US networks. However, the agency acknowledged the amount being released won’t be enough. “After review of the submitted applications, the [FCC’s Wireline Competition] Bureau has determined that Priority […]
News Newscan: Homeland Security records show ‘shocking’ use of phone data, ACLU says 20th July 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Homeland Security records show ‘shocking’ use of phone data, ACLU says DoJ recovered $500K for vicims, traced ransomware payments to China Amazon gave Ring videos to police without owner’s permission A ransomware attack on a debt-collection firm is one of 2022’s biggest health-data breaches Uvalde response video shows […]
Partner content DHS review board deems Log4j an ‘endemic’ cyber threat 15th July 2022 The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has concluded that the Apache Log4j vulnerability disclosed in December 2021 will remain a significant risk to organizations for the next decade or longer. The recently formed board, made up of private industry and government cybersecurity experts, determined that the open source community is […]
Partner content Canada seeks answers after Rogers outage 15th July 2022 It’s not been the best couple of weeks for Rogers Communications. Last week, mediation efforts by the Canadian operator to overcome regulatory concerns about its proposed merger with rival Shaw Communications came to nothing. The week then ended with a huge network outage that affected millions of users and paralyzed banking and emergency services. Rogers’ […]
Audio Rave Mobile Safety: Todd Miller discusses 988 suicide-hotline launch, potential 911 integration 15th July 2022 Todd Miller, Rave Mobile Safety’s senior vice president for strategic programs, talks about the July 16 launch of 988 as the nationwide suicide-prevention hotline number, as well as the possibilities–and challenges–associated with the prospect of integrating 988 mental-health communications into 911 system infrastructure and public-safety workflows, when needed.
News House committee approves bill with $10 billion for NG911 14th July 2022 homeMembers of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today voted unanimously to send a bill to the House floor that would extend the FCC’s spectrum-auction authority and dedicate $10 billion from a future auction to fund emergency call centers’ transition to IP-based, next-generation 911 (NG911) technology. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), chairman of the committee, noted […]
Partner content Fake Google software updates spread new ransomware 13th July 2022 Threat actors are increasingly using fake Microsoft and Google software updates to try to sneak malware on target systems. The latest example is “HavanaCrypt,” a new ransomware tool that researchers from Trend Micro recently discovered in the wild disguised as a Google Software Update application. The malware’s command and-control (C2) server is hosted on a […]
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