Amid the ongoing revelations related to the Salt Typhoon cyber attack on telecommunications companies including AT&T, Verizon and Lumen, a Senate subcommittee recently held a hearing on the issues related China and cybersecurity, as well as economic security and national security.
The national security...
A new network security report on trends in dedicated denial of service (DDoS) attacks has found that the telecommunications industry is seeing the fastest year-over-year rate of growth for DDoS attacks.
The financial industry still accounted for the highest percentage of attacks, at nearly...
Technology advancement means both unprecedented opportunities and significant security challenges
The digital era is hurtling towards a hyper-connected future fueled by advancements like 5G and the looming promise of 6G. While these next-generation networks unlock a treasure trove of possibilities – from the ubiquitous Internet...
Hackers are relying on AI and automation to fuel cyber attacks, Zayo says
The first half of 2023 saw 200% more dedicated denial of service attacks than the entire year of 2022, according to new data from network infrastructure provider Zayo, with telecommunications companies as...
Israeli private cellular security startup OneLayer has opened a network security lab in Tel Aviv for telecoms and security companies to test threats to private LTE and 5G networks, currently rolling out in enterprises across the globe. The firm has invited solution providers to...
Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) has said it will invest a further $100 million in 5G, AI, and IoT startups via its Singtel Innov8 corporate venture arm. The new funds will take its total capital commitment to $350 million. New investments will be focused on early-...
With the convergence of the pandemic-led shift to a more remote workforce, ever-increasing amounts of data being transmitted over telecom networks including financial transactions, and expansion of 5G networks and connected devices, telecommunications companies and service providers are facing heightened risk of potential attacks...
“Those who know history are doomed to watch others repeat it.” This bitter observation is something we see frequently when it comes to upholding the security, privacy, and safety regulations governing Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Sometimes it seems like we are doomed to...
Netscout: COVID-19 "added rocket fuel to the growth in DDoS attacks"
Cyber threats are shifting rapidly as attackers respond to the changing network conditions driven by the global coronavirus pandemic. In new analysis of dedicated denial of service attacks during the first half, network monitoring...
Expert panel discusses 5G cybersecurity
As part of the 17th annual Huawei Analyst Summit, Huawei Technologies USA brought together experts from GSMA and Royal Holloway, the University of London for an informative webinar titled: “Cybersecurity Standards and Testing in Europe.” The May 20 webinar, which...
5G is many things, chief among them an exercise in managing complexity. The network is becoming more complex, the way the network is being used is becoming more complex and MEC is another line item on the list of complexities, albeit one with a...
Test companies are spotlighting internet of things testing and 5G at next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with offerings that reflect the continued ramp-up of new technology and an increased focus on devices as 5G commercialization comes closer.
Rohde & Schwarz said that it...
From corporate offices to friendly neighborhood coffee shops, nearly every organization operating a Wi-Fi network is highly exposed to vulnerabilities which bad actors can use to steal sensitive data, eavesdrop, and infiltrate further into the network. The Wi-Fi attack surface is one of the...
Spirent says operators in the U.S. and Mexico are accelerating network automation
Spirent Communications says it is supporting an accelerated expansion of network automation by multiple, unnamed "top North American mobile operators" in the U.S. and Mexico.
Spirent said that the expansion comes on top of...
IoT security is top-of-mind for governments, enterprises
Speaking during a Fortinet event in Singapore last week, the U.K.-based Centre for Strategic Cyber Space and Security Science (CSCSS) announced that it is planning to launch a new IoT security standard in September 2018.
The organisation's Asia-Pacific Executive...
The European Commission (EC) has proposed a total budget of €51.5 billion for new technologies and network infrastructure under its next funding cycle, from 2021 to 2027, to drive industrial transformation and technological leadership across the region.
As part of two separate proposals, it has...
As with 5G and IoT, network slicing security offers a range of challenges that the ICT industry must prepare for
By now, we’ve heard plenty about how the complexity inherent in 5G and IoT networks will result in new attack vectors and additional opportunities for...
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has warned enterprises all over the world are face a “nightmare” with the security of everyday devices connecting to their networks. Manufacturers of new ‘internet of things’ (IoT) devices are not thinking about security by design,...
Completely securing the industrial ‘internet of things’ (IIoT) is hopeful at best, according to companies and analysts at Hannover Messe last week.
The Germany-based industrial fair was focused on connecting factories and supply chains; the process to secure new devices and networks was the principle...
Cisco announced security updates to its analytics platform Tetration, including workload protection for any data center or cloud.
Cisco announced its Tetration platform in 2016 as a way to provide total visibility across the data center using either server software sensors, network hardware sensors or...
SonicWall announces 2018 Cyber Threat Report
Internet security company SonicWall recently announced its 2018 Cyber Threat Report, which recorded approximately 9.32 billion malware attacks and over 12,500 new common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) in 2017.
The report sources information from over one million security sensors in...
Data center security tips
Data breaches have become more common as more companies use the cloud to conduct day-to-day business operations. Just last year, for example, one of the country’s biggest credit report companies, Equifax, announced the personal information of potentially 143 million U.S. citizens...
Ericsson and Argus working together on protecting automative ecosystem
Automotive cyber security company Argus announced it is collaborating with Ericsson in an effort to bring cyber security to the connected automotive ecosystem. As part of the collaboration, Argus’s Security Operations Center will be combined with...
