cybersecurity

The U.S. and Australia excluding Huawei from 5G deployments According to reporting from Reuters, high-level German government officials are making a push to exclude China’s Huawei from the build-out of …

Massive IoT means massive cybersecurity implications Support for a massive number of internet of things devices, as well as significantly increased device density, is one of the primary use cases …

Oracle looking from non-standalone 5G NR to standalone 5G NR Current and near-term standards-based 5G deployments are focused on the non-standalone 5G New Radio specification, but that’s just a first …

AT&T and Ericsson are offering to test and validate IoT devices to help safeguard against cybersecurity threats. The pair are offering the service through the CTIA’s new cybersecurity certification programme. Devices …

A previous article in this series discussed government efforts for cybersecurity. This article will give a rundown on some of the major standards development organizations (SDOs) in the area of …

Countering cybercrime is a daunting challenge, not only because there are so many cybercriminals but also because they are so technically sophisticated. A 2014 ZDNet article stated that organized cybercrime …

There was a time that physical attacks by one country on another occurred only during open war. In the past few decades, however, cyber attacks on critical infrastructure continue to …

If you want to do real harm to a country attack its infrastructure — utilities, for example — and its economic base — its industry. In the United States both …

Highlights cybersecurity needs of small- and medium-sized businesses AT&T this week completed its acquisition of threat intelligence specialist AlienVault, which the carrier announced back in July. With the deal done, …

In a lawsuit filed Aug. 15 in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin accuses AT&T of fraud, negligence and other actions that allegedly allowed thieves …

Trying to keep intruders out of your network is like trying to keep vermin out of a house in a bad neighborhood. The rodents and insects never stop trying to …

IBM has announced a new cybersecurity testing facility for its X-Force Red ethical hacking team at its campus in Austin, Texas, alongside three further testing sites, in Atlanta, Georgia, in …

TSMC is major chip supplier for Apple Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a major supplier of the A11 chip Apple uses in its iPhone X, was recently hit by a computer …

As network attacks get more sophisticated, AI can help with threat detection As it continues to develop, 5G will become increasingly complex. The need to deploy virtualized, programmable infrastructure becomes …

Group can only provide “limited assurance” of security mitigation related to Huawei equipment Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei is facing security-related scrutiny particularly in the United States and Australia. Now, with …

Threat intelligence a key part of risk management strategy Threat intelligence solutions were a primary motivator of AT&T’s acquisition of AlienVault, which is expected to close in Q3 this year. To …

AT&T expects acquisition of open-source cybersecurity AlienValut specialist later this year As AT&T continues down its network virtualization efforts using the open-source Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP), the operator has …

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 …

Verizon combines threat data from its network with data breach research, Anomali partnership Verizon is expanding its managed cybersecurity offerings, dipping into threat-related data it collects across its own network …

The ‘internet of things’ (IoT) market is being undermined by complexity, as well as challenges with security, reckons UK-based micro-processor firm Arm, as it confirmed deeper integration with IBM’s Watson. …

Microsoft has announced a new platform to secure ‘internet of things’ (IoT) devices. Dubbed Azure Sphere, it layers in three levels of enhanced IoT security, in its chip, operating system …

Singtel, SoftBank,Etisalat and Telefónica join forces on cybersecurity Singtel, SoftBank, Etisalat and Telefónica have joined forces in a global telco security alliance. The companies collectively boast over 1.2 billion customers …

Diameter signaling has similar vulnerabilities as SS7 Location tracking, interception of voice and text messages, denial of service and account fraud are all potential attack vectors associated with the Signaling …

Leveraging machine learning for cybersecurity Data breaches and cyber attacks have become harder to deter over the last few years. According to Cisco’s 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report, for example, the …

VMware purchases E8 Security VMware announced last week it has acquired California-based cybersecurity startup E8 Security. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. E8 Security’s Fusion Platform leverages machine …