The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a strategy document to outline its requirements for private 5G at military installations. It recognizes the value of private 5G at its operations bases, as a complement to commercial public 5G for general-purpose broadband, to bring...
Siemens is to bundle its cybersecurity and generative AI applications with ServiceNow’s workflow automation platform to drive confidence and practicality in generative AI for Industry 4.0. The tie-up with ServiceNow means the US firm’s Now Platform – used to digitise, organise, and augment industrial...
Private 4G/5G security startup OneLayer has followed tie-ups with key network vendors Nokia and Ericsson with a multi-year deal with US investor-owned energy provider Evergy to manage and secure OT assets on its private cellular network. Evergy, based in Kentucky in the US, has...
The FCC says AT&T is “strengthening its data governance practices”
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission today (Sept. 17) announced that AT&T will pay $13 million to settle an investigation associated with a customer data breach made public in July. The settlement is related to a...
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, Gen Z has emerged as a prime target for scammers. It’s been reported this generation is more than four times as likely to fall for online scams compared to Baby Boomers.
It’s not simply youth that makes them targets....
Often called AI-native, many pillars of 6G are expected to incorporate this technology
6G is still very much in the R&D phase and will not be available until 2030 or later, but alas, it is quickly crowding out discussions of 5G (despite the fact...
Cisco has crossed the $1 billion mark in AI sales, according to CEO Charles Robbins
Following reports earlier this week that thousands of Cisco employees will soon be out of a job, the company has released its Q4 and fiscal year (FY) 2024 results, reporting...
In March, Singtel announced partnerships with Cisco, Fortinet and Nokia, to deliver enterprise quantum security solutions
Singapore’s Singtel has launched a three-phase pilot program for the country’s National Quantum-Safe Network Plus (NQSN+) to protect enterprises against quantum threats and support a variety of enterprise network...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has beefed up its cyber defence offer for enterprise networks with the addition of behavioural analytics to its detection and response capabilities and zero-trust access to its campus network proposition. The latter covers local-area edge networks, including its private 4G...
More than half of workers in critical industrial sectors have experienced “severe security incidents” that have led to data loss or system downtime, and industrial IoT devices have been blamed. A new poll by US operator Verizon of 600-odd executives in charge of security...
DNB and Cybersecurity Malaysia will establish a National 5G Cybersecurity Testing Center
Malaysia’s state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has signed a collaboration deal with national cybersecurity specialist center Cybersecurity Malaysia (CSM), with the main aim of to boosting cybersecurity for 5G networks across...
Cisco has just issued a research study about the state of networking in the broad Industry 4.0 sector, and it is really good – comprehensive, and well communicated. Quite how much of it is genuinely new or surprising is open to debate, but it...
Spain-based financial services company BBVA has selected telco-countrymate Telefónica to run artificial intelligence (AI) and process automation into its global cybersecurity operations. It is working with Telefónica Tech, the digital services arm of the Madrid-based telecoms group, to “boost” its cybersecurity regime on a...
Some quick thoughts on the big IT outage today, which grounded planes, trains, banks, hospitals, shops, telcos, and broadcasters around the world. Reports on the radio this morning – when the story was breaking, as I drove the kids to school – led on...
While public Wi-FI can be very convenient, both for users and providers, it also introduces a number of security challenges. Unsecured or under-secured public Wi-Fi networks can expose users to cyber threats like identity theft, financial fraud and data breaches. Once they are connected, attackers...
An AT&T workspace cloud platform provided by third-party vendor Snowflake was 'unlawfully accessed'
AT&T has revealed in a new filing that during a six-month period in 2022, it fell prey to a major hack of customer data impacting nearly all of its subscribers. In a...
Telenor Cyberdefense will offer businesses a Security Operations Centre (SOC) for 24/7 monitoring, prevention, detection and response to all types of cyber threats
Nordic operator Telenor announced the creation of a new firm dubbed Telenor Cyberdefense, with the aim of helping Norwegian businesses to deal...
Cisco is bringing AI into its collaboration, networking, observability and security solutions; the message to customers at Cisco Live is we're focused on “making AI work for you”
LAS VEGAS—Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins kicked off the company’s annual Cisco Live event with clear-eyed acknowledgement of...
Home appliances manufacturer Haier Europe, part of the Fortune 500 smart-home division of China-based Haier Group, has appointed Orange Business to supply enterprise connectivity and IoT services, plus cybersecurity tools, to modernize and digitize its business operations in Europe, including its manufacturing and logistics...
Telefónica Tech has announced a global deal with Microsoft to offer an expanded roster of cybersecurity services to enterprise customers. The deal includes artificial intelligence (AI) solutions related to enterprise cybersecurity, the Spain-based telecoms operator said. It is a global arrangement, pitched to enterprises...
Vodafone and Three should establish a national security committee within the joint entity under the terms approved by the government
The U.K. Secretary of State has approved the proposed merger between local carriers Vodafone and Three UK, subject to certain conditions, the U.K. government said...
F5 and Telkom agreed to work together to provide comprehensive cybersecurity services to organizations in Indonesia
Telkom Indonesia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with cybersecurity firm F5 with the main goal of collaborating on cybersecurity services and strengthen Telkom’s own security capabilities, the...
After the Huawei Annual Analyst Summit, there are still so many questions. This was their 21st such gathering, and once again, it was very impressive. The theme was “Thrive with Intelligence." They did a great job of explaining how new technology would change our...
In a more open and flexible network environment, the attack surface has been 'opened up'
Emerging technologies like cloud, edge and AI represent serious opportunities for telcos when it comes to network performance, efficiency and potential new revenue streams; however, they also present a host...
