Tag: cybersecurity

February 14, 2024

A consultant colleague recently reached out with some questions on how to craft a good organizational information security policy. I’ve got experience with this, as a graduate-level legal instructor, a lawyer, and someone who frequently talks to communications technology practitioners. […]

February 2, 2024

Communications technology has long grappled with a set of security challenges specific to voice as a channel. SecureLogix, one of the leading vendors in this space over the past couple of decades, lists some of the major ones: Caller ID […]

February 1, 2024

It’s still early enough in the new year to be talking about what’s ahead for 2024, and while I’ve already done my share of crystal ball prognosticating, this time around, it will be from a more broad-based perspective. Aside from […]

January 18, 2024

Businesses have experienced persistent attacks on their IT infrastructure in 2023 and it looks like that trend will continue in 2024. According to Cisco, crypto mining, phishing, ransomware, trojans, and command and control were the leading attack types in 2023. […]

March 31, 2023

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 solutions for companies in IoT and industrial IoT device manufacturing, […]

March 23, 2023

The telecommunications industry is rapidly evolving, with 5G technology, cybersecurity, AI, VR, energy efficiency, and the metaverse being the top trends for 2023. Once leveraging these trends, telecom companies can reduce network operating costs, optimize data management, secure network infrastructure, […]

March 10, 2023

AEWIN Technologies Co., Ltd (doing business as AEWIN) will present faster and more secured network systems at RSA Conference 2023 during April 24th to 27th and Big5G Event during May 16th to 17th. You will find the networking solutions with […]

March 7, 2023

For many communications service providers (CSPs), offering Wi-Fi connectivity is table stakes. But, in an era of hybrid working, latency-sensitive applications, and rapidly evolving technologies, carriers have a two-fold challenge: keep up to date with the latest, most feature-rich standardized […]

February 28, 2023

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 an occasion for us to learn lessons from past efforts […]

February 27, 2023

Singapore telecommunications operator Singtel unveiled its new 5G security-as-a-slice (SecaaS) offering, the telco said in a release. The new capability identifies and blocks cyber threats at the network level, thus preventing them from reaching the network’s users, Singtel said. According […]

February 16, 2023

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) DDoS attacks refer to a malicious actor or actors temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to a network to render an entire network or website unavailable. While larger-scale DDoS attacks are predicted to rise, […]

February 1, 2023

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 is the head of evangelism for AT&T Business’ cybersecurity segment, […]

February 1, 2023

T-Mobile US rounded out 2022 with postpaid net customer additions of 1.8 million in the fourth quarter and 6.4 million for the year, beating its guidance and recording record-low churn of 0.88%. Q4 2022 — 6.4 million in 2022, exceeded […]

November 29, 2022

Even as cyber-attacks increase and network infrastructure grows more complex, IT, network and cybersecurity teams are expected to deliver better customer experience with fewer resources and are charged with more responsibilities around their organization’s resiliency. However, network teams and security […]

October 18, 2022

Nokia Canada announced plans to transform its facility in the city of Ottawa into a sustainable research and development (R&D) hub with funding from the federal, provincial and city governments. Nokia said it’s contributing CAD340 million ($248 million) toward the […]

October 6, 2022

ADVA (FSE: ADV) and NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that Etisalat UAE, the telecoms pillar of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), is offering on-demand virtual services to its corporate customers using ADVA’s suite of Ensemble NFV technologies […]

August 30, 2022

As mobile network operators (MNOs) around the world deploy 5G, communications networks will face new threats and security challenges. Standardization of 5G security is important and provides an opportunity for stakeholders to create a common language of risk management communication […]

July 6, 2022

Security software provider Cato Networks has announced a new point of presence (PoP) in Copenhagen, Denmark. This marks the company’s second Nordic PoP and its 20th in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Cato said this will help expand its […]

December 13, 2021

Almost from the beginning of the Biden administration early this year, the federal government, through its many branches and agencies, has taken a hard and continuously evolving look at improving cybersecurity across the spectrum of American enterprises. This push has […]

November 10, 2021

The Cybersecurity Executive Order (EO) was issued on May 12th, 2021. The EO applies primarily to federal agencies and federal systems; however, it also applies to government contractors and subcontractors. All enterprises and organizations should pay attention to the initiatives, […]