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FCC Announces 3rd Application Window in the Emergency Connectivity Fund for Eligible Schools & Libraries

In Education, WiFi by Ken Nero

Application Window Opens on April 28th and Closes on May 13th The FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) is a $7.17 billion program that will help schools and libraries provide the tools and services their communities need for remote learning during the COVID-19 emergency period. For eligible schools and libraries, the ECF Program will cover reasonable costs of laptop and tablet …

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iOS Security Broken with a Simple Wi-Fi Connection

In Cybersecurity, WiFi by Ken Nero

Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the new iPhone 7 during an event to announce new products, in San Francisco. The blurb for a presentation at the Black Hat Asia hacking conference this week would likely concern any iPhone owner: “The victim will only have to join the Wi-Fi network, and then the device will be compromised without any user interaction, …

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Linksys Routers Attacked by Hijackers Via Flaws

In Cybersecurity, WiFi by Ken Nero

Attackers could exploit the vulnerabilities to crash routers, extract sensitive information from them or take them over The Linksys WRT3200ACM router. Two dozen Linksys router models are vulnerable to attacks that could extract sensitive information from their configurations, cause them to become unresponsive and even completely take them over. The vulnerabilities were discovered by senior security consultant Tao Sauvage from …