Tag: advises

FDA alert advises hospitals and med centers stop using hacker-vulnerable networked IV pumps

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert advising hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical care centers to stop using the Symbiq Infusion System of intravenous pumps, which deliver IV medications with dosages programmed over a hospital’s wireless network. As the FDA’s release says: “The […]

FCC advises service providers on emergency communications

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Hurricane Sandy The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reminded communications providers on Oct. 26 that it would be available to address service providers’ emergency communications needs 24 hours a day as Hurricane Sandy made its way into the middle Atlantic states. Homepage position:  10 read more View full […]

FCC advises service providers on emergency comms

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Hurricane Sandy The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reminded communications providers on Oct. 26 that it would be available to address service providers’ emergency communications needs twenty-four hours a day as Hurricane Sandy made its way into the middle Atlantic states. Homepage position:  10 read more View full […]

New York state fusion center advises vigilance as debate approaches

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption:  Hofstra University With the second U.S. presidential debate slated for Oct. 16 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY just a week away, the state’s fusion center reminded law enforcement and counter terror agencies that terrorists have seen political events as prime targets in the past. Although the […]

Marathon advises inexperienced to sit this one out

By JIMMY GOLENAP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) – With temperatures expected to rise into the high 80s during Monday’s Boston Marathon, race organizers are advising inexperienced runners and those with medical conditions to sit this one out and warning those who do run to be extra careful with the heat. “This is not a day […]

Amazon advises Android developers on how to protect code

Amazon Appstore for Android developers should consider obfuscating their code if they are concerned about their applications being reverse engineered, the company said yesterday. Obfuscating the code modifies the source and machine code to be difficult for a human to understand if the app gets decompiled, according to Amazon. For Android apps, Proguard is a […]