Key Wireless Deadlines
NIST Requests Comment on its Mobile Device Security Practice Guide: The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) seeks comment on a draft of NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide SP 1800-22, titled “Mobile Device Security: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD).” The goal of this Practice Guide was to provide an example solution to help organizations use both a standards-based approach and commercially available technologies to help meet their security and privacy needs when permitting personally owned mobile devices to access enterprise resources. Comments are due by May 3.
FCC Requests Comment on the Bidding Procedures for the Auction of 2.5 GHz Band Licenses: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks comment via Public Notice on the proposed auction procedures for bidding to acquire licenses in Auction 108, which will offer approximately 8,300 geographic overlay license
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Introduction
Recognizing that a lack of affordable, high-speed internet access has hampered economic growth and fueled inequality, the Joe Biden administration’s recently released infrastructure plan calls for investing $100 billion in the nation’s digital infrastructure. This amount is in line with third-party estimates for building last-mile fiber connectivity to most homes and businesses, but reducing prices and increasing adoption requires a radically different model for the internet service provider (ISP) market. The Biden administration and its allies in Congress should adopt open access requirements as a precondition for any federal investments. Without a massive investment to build out the country’s open fiber infrastructure and a new set of rules to govern its use, the United States risks being left behind.
By Wendy Corr, Cowboy State Daily
Wyoming is rural, a fact greatly appreciated by those who come here to enjoy the state’s wide open spaces.
But that rural nature comes with a handicap a problem finding reliable, high-speed internet connections, a necessity for most in our ultra-connected society.
But Wyoming isn’t being left off of the world wide web.
The nonprofit group Connected Nation recently released a report showing that Wyoming is actually one of the top states in the nation for school internet connectivity.
The group’s data shows that Wyoming is sixth in the nation when it comes to helping each school district reach a download speed of 1 megabyte per second per student the Federal Communications Commission’s recommended bandwidth to allow for digital learning in every classroom.
Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Robocalls
Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. Today: Building a digital defense against robocall scams.
If you have a phone, chances are you have received one or two or a hundred of those annoying automated robocalls. Sometimes they come in daily. The digital voice on the other end wants to talk to you about your expiring car warranty or a bill you allegedly haven’t paid. In many cases, the fraudster will “spoof” the incoming call number so it appears as though it is someone local calling you.