Telecom and Networking

LoRa and Sigfox in Finland

Today had some good news for Internet of Things (IoT) networking in Finland: There will be real competition in both technologies and business models. The news tells that company Connected Finland has received enough money (at the moment million Euros) to build national IoT network using Sigfox technology – so becomes the first nationwide IoT-operator

Linux TCP bug leaves sites vulnerable to serious hijacking attacks

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/linux-bug-leaves-usa-today-other-top-sites-vulnerable-to-serious-hijacking-attacks/ There is a serious problem in new TCP feature designed to prevent hacking: it makes possible to make easily man-in-the-middle type attacks from anywhere. Feature is built into Linux kernel 3.6-4.7 (patch on newest version available). https://www.rt.com/usa/355558-linux-vulnerability-websites-attacks/ At the symposium, the researchers demonstrated the exploit by injecting code into a live USA Today page