EIA-232, EIA-422 and EIA-485 are different standards for serial data communication between telecommunications and industrial equipment. The standards are maintained by the Electronics Industry Alliance and are based on older versions of the standards that were developed in the 1960s. These standards were originally called RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485, and the terms… Read more…
Cradlepoint has announced the official End of Life for the AER16xx line of branch routers and endpoints. They are currently still available only as supplies last. They have also announced the planned EOL of certain IBR200 models for the Sprint network. Read more…
For riders and transit authorities alike, vehicle connectivity is quickly emerging as the “must-have” in public transit. With their growing collection of subsystems, today’s buses, subways and railroads have become rolling technology centers. From convenient Wi-Fi for riders and efficient fare collection to driver navigation, vehicle maintenance, passenger safety… Read more…
Founded in 2017, Barnacle Systems Inc. is an award-winning manufacturer of boat security and monitoring products. Headquartered in Victoria BC, the company’s products protect recreational, military and industrial vessels around the world. The company set out to develop a product that could provide both security and monitoring for boat owners. Read more…
With wireless hardware in its buses approaching end-of-life support, Seattle-based King County Metro needed a new and scalable solution for invehicle connectivity. Having used often spotty networks with frequent dropped connections, it was difficult to reliably use real-time GPS and Auto Vehicle Location (AVL) data and other critical operational technologies. Read more…
Recently published research has identified two sets of vulnerabilities in dnsmasq, one set of memory corruption issues handling DNSSEC and a second set of issues validating DNS responses. The following Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) identifiers have been assigned to each of the vulnerabilities… Read more…
Common and costly connectivity options like satellite are failing to keep up with the newest logistics strategies, IoT technologies, and cloud service offerings. Logistics companies are constantly looking for technologies capable of providing secure, flexible and scalable network solutions for their mobile enterprises. Read more…
Red Lion Controls announces the Obsolescence of all Sixnet® series IndustrialPro® SN-69xx-AM/AT/VZ cellular routers, and RAM-69xx-AM/AT/VZ and RAM-99xxx-AM/AT/VZ cellular RTUs. Last time purchases of these products are to be made by March 31, 2021, with Last Time Shipment by June 30, 2021 subject to product availability. Read more…
Cradlepoint devices running NetCloud OS (NCOS) use dnsmasq for domain resolution, domain caching and DHCP services on the local LAN. DNS is a configurable service within NCOS therefore possible configuration states and potential impacts are listed within the contents with this article. Read more…
A buffer overflow exists in the ACENet service, and this buffer overflow may allow remote code execution on some devices. The ACENet service is enabled by default on the WAN interface in ALEOS versions prior to 4.9.0, and is enabled by default only on the LAN interfaces in ALEOS 4.9.0 and later… Read more…
