Security News
Cisco is warning three critical security vulnerabilities affect its flagship IOS XE software, the operating system for most of its enterprise networking portfolio. The most severe of the critical bugs is an unauthenticated remote-code-execution and denial-of-service bug, affecting the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of wireless controllers.
The National Security Agency has published a new document to provide a series of recommendations on how governmental agencies in the United States can mitigate the cybersecurity risks associated with the use of wireless devices in public settings. The NSA points out that securing devices for the use of public Wi-Fi hotspots is not enough, as their Bluetooth and Near Field Communications functions require similar attention as well.
5G technology requires time sources to be synchronized throughout a packet-switched network ten times more accurately than 4G requirements. "Our newest ZL3073x/63x/64x network synchronization platform implements sophisticated measure, calibrate and tune capabilities, thereby significantly reducing network equipment time error to meet the most stringent 5G requirements," said Rami Kanama, vice president of Microchip's timing and communications business unit.
The US National Security Agency today published guidance on how to properly secure wireless devices against potential attacks targeting them when traveling or working remotely. The info sheet published today by the NSA can help identify potential threats and vulnerable public connections, as well to minimize risks and better secure wireless devices and data.
The Westbase Group has acquired a 51% share of Wireless Coverage Ltd, the company behind advanced wireless modelling system, WISDM. The investment brings next generation wireless network planning to the Group's solution range and customers. Wireless Coverage's WISDM platform supports fixed wireless access and 5G network modelling.
The state of the race for the fifth generation of wireless subscriber adoption has tightened up significantly, as global wireless 5G connections for Q1 2021 reached 298 million, according to data from Omdia reported by 5G Americas. Worldwide wireless 5G connections remain on pace in 2021.
Parallel Wireless is been selected by Axiata Group Berhad as a strategic partner providing O-RAN networks for the group's digital telcos across Southeast Asia and South Asia, enabling both 2G and 4G broadband connectivity. Headquartered in Malaysia, Axiata is one of the leading Mobile Network Operators in Asia operating digital telcos, digital businesses and infrastructure with a vision to be the Next Generation Digital Champion by 2024.
Joining a Wi-Fi network with a specific sequence of characters in its SSID name will break wireless connectivity for iOS devices. On Friday, Carl Schou, a security researcher in Denmark, reported that his iPhone lost its Wi-Fi capability after attempting to connect to a Wi-Fi network named "%p%s%s%s%s%n".
A wireless network naming bug has been discovered in Apple's iOS operating system that effectively disables an iPhone's ability to connect to a Wi-Fi network. The issue was spotted by security researcher Carl Schou, who found that the phone's Wi-Fi functionality gets permanently disabled after joining a Wi-Fi network with the unusual name "%p%s%s%s%s%n" even after rebooting the phone or changing the network's name.
Sierra Wireless announced its next generation of 5G mobile broadband embedded modules, the EM92 Series. Adding to Sierra Wireless' existing portfolio of EM Series modules, the new and advanced 5G EM92 Series is based on the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 and X62 5G Modem-RF Systems.