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...
'AI is the defining technology of our generation," said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo
The U.S. and the U.K. issued a joint statement this week detailing efforts partner on the enhancement of safe development and usage of artificial intelligence (AI). The pair signed a...
The data set included personal information such as Social Security numbers, said AT&T
AT&T confirmed this weekend that roughly 73 million current and former customers have been impacted by a recent data breach in which sensitive information was posted on the dark web. The data...
The primary goal of IoT cybersecurity is to protect these connected devices, the data they generate, and the overall IoT ecosystem from various security threats and vulnerabilities. As IoT devices become more prevalent in various sectors, including homes, industries, healthcare, and smart cities, the need for the...
Palo Alto Networks has said its 5G security software is now pre-integrated into the private 5G offerings from a number of core network and other service providers. The initial intake covers products from Ataya, Celona, Druid Software, NETSCOUT, NVIDIA, and NTT DATA. It is...
U.S. federal agencies warned this week that a state-sponsored Chinese hacking group is positioned in critical infrastructure IT networks, including communications IT systems, and that they believe the hackers have had a presence in some IT networks for as long as five years.
The Cybersecurity...
France-based IoT security startup ProvenRun has done a deal with Renault Group to protect onboard comms on software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms for Ampere, the car company’s electric vehicle (EV) software spinoff. The firm has worked with Ampere on a ‘protocol breaker’ product to create...
DDoS attacks have been plaguing telcos for over 25 years. For communications service providers (CSPs), the potential for an attack is nothing new. Typically, telco DDoS attacks are large and only getting bigger. For example, one of the most common types, HTTP flood attacks,...
US-based system integrator Kyndryl has announced a set of security edge services with Cisco to help customers improve their security controls and address and respond to cyber incidents. The twin security releases build on the pair’s collaboration and co-investment to develop scalable security offerings,...
A quantum-secure private 5G testbed that claims to protect against current and future cyber threats has opened in the UK, and is pitching for “customer engagement”. The project, which goes under the title Security Enhanced Virtualised Networking for 5G (SEViN-5G), is funded by Innovate...
US-based private cellular provider Celona has teamed up with Palo Alto Networks to integrate the latter’s cyber-security and -analysis software into its private 4G and 5G network management solutions. It means enterprises can gain closer visibility and control of the identity profiles and access...
As we step into the new year, the shadow of ransomware continues to loom large over the digital landscape. Cyber attackers show no signs of relenting and 2024 is poised to become their second-most prolific year on record.
The need to confront this expanding threat...
The world is in a perpetual upgrade cycle driven by advances in all areas of technology. Customers must understand their needs if they are to optimize the cost and performance of their networks when choosing when and what to purchase. The wireless industry faces...
AT&T will retain an ownership stake and board representation in the new entity
AT&T announced an agreement to create a standalone managed cybersecurity services business.
In a release, the telco also announced a capital investment in that business from WillJam Ventures, a Chicago-based investor with cybersecurity...
Palo Alto Networks recently entered into definite agreements to Acquire Talon Cyber Security and Dig Security
Cybersecurity specialist Palo Alto Networks is expanding its security capabilities through the recent acquisition of two firms.
In a release, the firm said that it has entered into a definitive...
Telefónica and Siemens are to provide Spanish battery manufacturer Basquevolt with the “best technological and connectivity solutions” to launch a new “prototyping line” at its plant in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Country region in northern Spain. The project specifies an ultra-fast and...
IoT module maker u-blox is the first out of the blocks, it says, to have its LTE-based Cat 1 and Cat 4 IoT modules certified as “gold-standard” cyber-secure by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The company’s LARA-R6 (Cat 1) and LARA-L6 (Cat 4)...
The science, technology, and telecommunications minister of Costa Rica stated that Chinese vendors represented a security threat to the emerging digital network
Costa Rican government officials have raised concerns about potential cybersecurity threats posed by Chinese vendors in the development of 5G networks in the...
In the dynamic world of network traffic management, the concept of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) has been a subject of intense debate in recent years. As concerns around data privacy and cybercrime have grown, the use of encryption technologies to secure data across public...
Cisco will buy cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion
In its largest acquisition to date, Cisco has entered an agreement to buy cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion as part of a larger effort to increase recurring software revenue to its bottom line. Cisco...
National Grid, the UK electricity and gas utility company, also operating in New York and Massachusetts, is advertising a million-pound vacancy for a cyber specialist to set ‘honeypots’ in its network systems to wrongfoot hackers and misdirect incoming attacks on critical energy infrastructure. The...
BT will provide NATS with network architecture and cybersecurity services
BT has announced a seven-year contract with NATS — formerly known as National Air Traffic Services — to provide network architecture and cybersecurity services with a focus on improving safety of U.K. flight operations.
NATS...
On the back of its launch of a new managed security services (MSS) portfolio, France-based energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric has warned that new cellular-based operational technology (OT) solutions – advancing notably with the introduction of private 5G systems, flanked also by...
New FCC effort seeks alignment with NIST principles on cybersecurity
The Biden administration and the Federal Communications Commission are working on a product labeling effort focused on standards for cybersecurity in consumer and IoT products. A new "U.S. Cyber Trust Mark" program has been proposed...
