Fri Feb 19 2021: FCC maps, this week in SolarWinds, and Australian regulation

Fri Feb 19 2021: FCC maps, this week in SolarWinds, and Australian regulation

Three things to know today * The FCC works on maps https://www.vice.com/en/article/epd7yj/america-is-finally-fixing-its-crappy-broadband-availability-maps * This week in SolarWinds https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/18/22288961/solarwinds-hack-100-companies-9-federal-agencies https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/politics/solarwinds-hack-investigation/index.html https://www.crn.com/news/security/solarwinds-hacked-from-inside-u-s-100-orgs-compromised?itc=refresh https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/network-security/internet-exposed-orion-servers-drop-25-since-solarwinds-breaches-announced/ https://globalnews.ca/video/7641101/fireeye-ceo-says-solarwinds-hack-was-found-after-security-staff-noticed-issue-with-employee-account https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/02/15/microsoft-president-says-solarwinds-hack-most-sophisticated-ever/ AND * Australian regulations on news https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22287776/facebook-block-news-australia-regulation-media-link-sharing https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22288256/facebook-australia-news-ban-governmental-agency-accounts https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-18/bom-health-authorities-betoota-caught-in-facebook-news-ban/13166394?section=technology https://www.axios.com/tech-coughs-up-money-for-news-as-regulatory-threats-loom-f7feccc2-a097-437c-918a-7de0c6be3f49.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top

Three things to know today

  • The FCC works on maps

https://www.vice.com/en/article/epd7yj/america-is-finally-fixing-its-crappy-broadband-availability-maps

  • This week in SolarWinds

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/18/22288961/solarwinds-hack-100-companies-9-federal-agencies

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/politics/solarwinds-hack-investigation/index.html

https://www.crn.com/news/security/solarwinds-hacked-from-inside-u-s-100-orgs-compromised?itc=refresh

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/network-security/internet-exposed-orion-servers-drop-25-since-solarwinds-breaches-announced/

https://globalnews.ca/video/7641101/fireeye-ceo-says-solarwinds-hack-was-found-after-security-staff-noticed-issue-with-employee-account

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/02/15/microsoft-president-says-solarwinds-hack-most-sophisticated-ever/

AND

  • Australian regulations on news

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22287776/facebook-block-news-australia-regulation-media-link-sharing

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22288256/facebook-australia-news-ban-governmental-agency-accounts

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-18/bom-health-authorities-betoota-caught-in-facebook-news-ban/13166394?section=technology

https://www.axios.com/tech-coughs-up-money-for-news-as-regulatory-threats-loom-f7feccc2-a097-437c-918a-7de0c6be3f49.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top

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