The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) co-chaired the first meeting of the Joint Ransomware Task Force (JRTF), an interagency body established by Congress to unify and strengthen efforts against the ongoing threat of ransomware.

The European and Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and O-RAN announced that ETSI adopted the first O-RAN specification as ETSI TS 103 859, namely “O-RAN Fronthaul Control, User and Synchronization Plane Specification v7.02.”

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) granted Amtrak’s license modification application for permanent authority to operate 25 positive train control (PTC) wireless base stations under Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS) license.

Rajant and FTP Solutions partnered to advance autonomous mining.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Google to develop and produce the chips that researchers need for developing new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices.

CrowdStrike released its fourth annual CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch threat hunting report, “Nowhere to Hide: 2022 Falcon OverWatch Threat Hunting Report.” The global report reveals a record 50% year-over-year (YoY) increase of hands-on intrusion attempts, and distinct changes in attack trends and adversary tradecraft.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced its plans to issue a request for information (RFI) soliciting public input on approaches to implementing the cyber incident reporting requirements, pursuant to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), which President Biden signed into law in March 2022.

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) granted a narrow waiver of its rules to GCI Communications. GCI requested the waiver to collect drive test data via uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) particular rural Alaska grid cells where there are no accessible roads.

The FCC announced the winning bidders of its 2.5 GHz band. In total, 7,872 of the 8,017 offered county-based licenses, or 98% of the total inventory, was sold. Overall, the auction raised $427 million.

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International issued a technical bulletin for public-safety microwave operators in the 6 GHz band. The bulletin suggests that agencies conduct baseline measurements in anticipation of interference from new unlicensed devices.