Financially strapped American families are now eligible for an emergency discount on their internet service under a COVID-19 relief program that went into
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Starting out with some good news tonight: Colonial Pipeline is back online after shutting down over a cyberattack last weekend. Meanwhile, a number of global chief information security officers said they think their organizations are unprepared to face a cyberattack, according to a report released Wednesday. The Senate Commerce Committee advanced President Biden
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THAT’S REASSURING: A majority of global chief information security officers (CISOs) surveyed as part of a report released Wednesday said they feel their organizations are unprepared to face a cyberattack, despite many believing they will face an attack in the next year.
FCC Announces New Program, Guidelines for School Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission has announced rules for its new Emergency Connectivity Fund, which will distribute $7.17 billion announced earlier this year for school broadband and devices.
May 12, 2021 •
Shutterstock The Federal Communications Commission this week released the guidelines for its new Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), which will use $7.1 billion approved earlier this year to assist schools and libraries in connecting students to broadband Internet for remote and hybrid learning.
Though the funding has been lauded as a step toward closing the digital divide, ed-tech policy advocates from the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition said its current regulations still leave much to be desired in terms of flexibility for schools seeking to apply for the program.
This company called one number more than 1,000 times. Author: TEGNA Updated: 10:35 PM EDT May 8, 2021
ATLANTA Every second, Americans receive 62 robocalls. Right before the pandemic began, we set out to find a serial robocaller.
We tracked down Nick and Nicole Long in southern California. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the Longs ran a fictitious robocalls company, Solar Research Group.
Solar Research Group called millions of numbers on the “Do Not Call” list from the company’s headquarters in Orange County.
Nick Long had been sued by the government before. A decade ago, he agreed to never place another robocall again.