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The Biden-Harris administration signed the "Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity" on May 12, 2021. Consisting of 11 sections, the order calls for better communication between the U.S. public and private sectors, new software development standards, and updated cyberattack response protocols nationwide.

Making fast, reliable WiFi accessible to all is the shared mission of our Minim community, and we’re proud to support wireless services providers like Skyweb Illinois as they work to bridge the rural-urban digital divide in their regions. Headquartered in the village of Goodfield, Illinois, Skyweb currently serves 770 subscribers across six surrounding counties. The wireless provider turned to ...

With 70% of employees working from home amid the pandemic, companies are beginning to experiment with innovative technologies that can better support a hub-and-spoke business model and ensure proper training, onboarding, etc. Investments into digital transformation may seem daunting, but in reality, U.S. companies are estimated to have saved $30 billion per day with work-from-home initiatives ...

The 2021 CONNECTIONS™ conference in May looked at the tremendous growth of the IoT product market, accelerated by the pandemic and the transition to a hybrid work model. Jennifer Kent, VP of research at Parks Associates and panel host, facilitated the discussion on supporting remote workers with a smarter home.

Researchers found a flaw in 13 Android apps’ security measures which could lead to over 100 million users’ personal information being exposed, while both VMware and WiFi were found to have vulnerabilities that could jeopardize their larger scale networks. This month’s cybersecurity roundup examines the flaws in the authentication keys, WiFi frames, and V12 configurations that threatened the ...

As remote work became a global necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic,business executives and IT managers wereforced to reconsider their technology and infrastructure. Now faced with proof that a remote work model can be successful and enjoying access to an evolving toolkit of WFH resources, many companies are planning to make that transformation permanent. 87% of CFOs are expected to adjust ...

The Starlink beta test seeks to address the rural-urban digital divide by delivering high-speed internet to more remote locations where terrestrial infrastructure is still in the process of expanding. Since pre-orders of its Better Than Nothing beta test released in February, the service has since deployed to over 10,000 subscribers. Prospective customers have now turned in half a million orders ...

The average cost of a business data breach falls between $2.8 - $5.7 million in 2021, and the likelihood of these attacks has skyrocketed in the transition to hybrid work models. As more remote employees access private company data from their home networks, businesses are unwittingly put at risk by their enterprise-grade security solutions, many of which simply weren’t designed to protect the new ...

As the demand for high-speed internet continues to skyrocket post-pandemic, we see the world turning to WiFi 6 (“AX”) for increased productivity, enhanced entertainment, and more convenient living. 58% of businesses now rely on WiFi for their everyday operations, and with streaming subscriptions projected to hit two billion by 2025, WiFi 6 is offering broader coverage and speeds up to 250% faster ...

Gigabit internet adoption has skyrocketed 97% since the first quarter of 2019. And with online activities like video game usage up 75% during peak hours since the start of quarantine, the need for speed has never been more apparent.