Partner content BlackBerry seeks to restore its past glory with services push 14th February 2022 BlackBerry was once king of the smartphone world, reaching more than 40% market share in the US in 2010. But those days are long past. At the beginning of this year, the Canadian company finally pulled the plug on its device business, ending support for its smartphone and tablet operating systems. CEO John Chen argued […]
Partner content FirstNet’s CEO on 5G, priorities in 2022 and what’s next 12th February 2022 Edward Parkinson this year is celebrating a full decade of work on what is today FirstNet. Roughly ten years ago he was a staffer for former Rep. Peter King of New York, working on the legislation that would eventually create FirstNet. He then joined the nascent agency in 2013 as its chief of government affairs […]
News Newscan: FBI: Ransomware attackers have code to halt critical infrastructure 11th February 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FBI: Ransomware attackers have code to halt critical infrastructure Fiber cut in space? Starlink loses a batch of satellites to geomagnetic storm AI could match ‘fingerprints’ of texts to their authors under new intelligence program T-Mobile isn’t only one rankled about C-band giving 5G a bad name Gigi […]
Partner content Linux malware on the rise 10th February 2022 With Linux frequently used as the basis for cloud services, virtual-machine hosts, and container-based infrastructure, attackers have increasingly targeted Linux environments with sophisticated exploits and malware. New analysis, based on telemetry collected from attacks on VMware customers, shows an increasing number of ransomware programs targeting Linux hosts to infect virtual-machine images or containers; more use of cryptojacking to […]
Partner content U.S. Border Patrol is going to the (robot) dogs 10th February 2022 Faced with almost 2,000 miles of oftentimes inhospitable terrain to monitor, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has long been a proponent of using advanced technology to replace boots on the ground when possible. Most recently, the agency has been experimenting with four-legged drones, or Automated Ground Surveillance Vehicles (AGSV) — read: robot dogs — […]
Partner content Anterix stumbles in pursuit of private wireless 10th February 2022 Eight months ago, Anterix said that it expected to ink a handful of private wireless networking deals worth over $200 million in “contracted proceeds” by March of 2022. However, the company isn’t sure all the contracts will come through before the end of the quarter. “I’m also a realist,” said Ryan Gerbrandt, the company’s CFO, during Anterix’s […]
Partner content Cybercriminals carried out a record number of ransomware attacks last year; experts expect more in 2022 10th February 2022 It might be a different year, but old threats linger—especially in cyberspace. An advisory covering the current cyberthreat situation issued by federal agencies and international partners Wednesday outlines a growing threat posed by ransomware that’s expected to continue through 2022. “Cybercriminals are increasingly gaining access to networks via phishing, stolen remote desktop protocols, credentials or brute force, […]
Audio Verizon: Cory Davis discusses carrier’s $119 million communications investment to support Super Bowl 8th February 2022 Cory Davis, director of Verizon Response and public-safety operations, outlines the company’s efforts to provide appropriate communications for the massive amount of data traffic associated with Sunday’s Super Bowl on Sunday. Verizon has invested $119 million in fiber, cell sites and other infrastructure–almost all of which will remain at the site to support future […]
Partner content Microsoft: Multifactor adoption remains low 7th February 2022 More than three-quarters (78%) of organizations with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) currently do not employ multifactor authentication (MFA) for their user accounts, new telemetry from Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory service shows. The data, published in Microsoft’s new quarterly “Cyber Signals” report, also includes an eye-popping stat about the volume of identity attack attempts: In 2021, Azure […]
Partner content IoT sensors helping farmers boost production 7th February 2022 Abu Dhabi-based agritech company Silal is teaming up with a Dutch horticultural-software provider Hoogendoorn to deploy IoT sensors across 100 farms this year in an effort to boost agricultural production in the United Arab Emirates. The project, to be known as the Digital Agronomy Service, aims to help local farmers and advisers make smart decisions […]
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FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024
