cybersecurity

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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) …

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 …

For many organizations, cybersecurity continues to be a growing concern. As data breaches become increasingly frequent, companies are starting to find more room in their budgets for security-focused initiatives. Privileged …

Botnet traffic forcing a distributed denial of service (DDoS) on IoT networks, originating from insecure IoT devices, increased five-fold over the past year. This is the key finding from a …

Verizon’s annual report on data breaches says cost & frequency of ransomware attacks has been rising The costs of ransomware attacks are on the rise, with the median cost per …

Company says no customer databases breached during cybersecurity incident in February, but employee data was extracted Dish Network continues to lose wireless customers, seeing 81,000 subscribers leave the service during …

When ChatGPT first became available in the fall of 2022, most people were in awe of the advances generative AI technology had made, as well as inspired by its promise …

International test house DEKRA has acquired Taiwan-based Onward Security as part of its goal to expand its portfolio in cybersecurity product testing and certification. Onward Security focuses on cybersecurity compliance …

Network design and services firm Betacom has developed a perimeter surveillance solution to run on private LTE and 5G networks in airports, warehouses, factories, and other venues. It has worked …

Value-add applications supported by the Nokia WiFi Beacon 10 include cybersecurity and gaming optimization For many communications service providers (CSPs), offering Wi-Fi connectivity is table stakes. But, in an era …

Rampant malicious activity in cyberspace hurts individuals, companies, and government agencies, while threatening US national security. The expected release of a new National Cybersecurity Strategy by the Biden Administration is …

Protocol DDoS attack success is measured not by their size but rather their frequency and persistence Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks temporarily or indefinitely disrupt services of a host connected to …

Extending broadband access has to be the baseline effort to close the digital divide in whatever form it takes, so that the most basic question of, “Is broadband internet service …

The DNS layer is considered the ‘phonebook’ of the internet During an application or Layer 7 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, a bad actor or actors exploit weaknesses in the layer …

HTTP flood is the most common type of application layer DDoS attacks Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks refer to a malicious actor or actors temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a …

Comcast Business says it mitigated 24,845 multi-vector DDoS attacks in 2021 Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) DDoS attacks refer to a malicious actor or actors temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a …

AT&T: ‘Volumetric attacks could hit new peaks’ Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks refer to a malicious actor or actors temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to a network …

Wireless technology has revolutionized the way businesses operate, connecting employees and devices seamlessly. However, with the increasing use of wireless technology comes the need for proper installation and maintenance to …

Cybersecurity continues its evolution and organizations are focused on it more holistically, as part of business outcomes rather than as component parts, according to Theresa Lanowitz of AT&T. Lanowitz, who …

The move to 5G has led to an explosion of endpoints, providing bad actors with a larger area of attack. AT&T’s Rebecca Finnin discusses how using the intelligent networks of …

Last week, I had an interesting conversation with executives from Betacom about the private wireless segment. They briefed me on their company, the relatively new and rapidly growing private wireless …