Security

  Global Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider Aeris announced the next generation of its IoT network. In a release, the company said that the new offering includes a suite of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)-based capabilities that enable …

AWS Cloud WAN consolidates the previous “patchwork” of SD-WAN tools into a single dashboard, providing customers with policy-driven security.

Booz Allen opened the 5G lab in Annapolis Junction, Maryland to support mission-critical applications Information technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton earlier this week opened a 5G lab in Annapolis Junction, Maryland to support mission-critical client work. In addition to …

Here’s the sobering reality: across the Internet of Things (IoT), security has been overlooked. An amazing 1.51 billion IoT devices were breached in the first six months of 2021, an increase from 639 million in the same time period in …

New research from UK satellite company Inmarsat says IoT is set to overtake cloud computing as the primary Industry 4.0 technology, with enterprise IT investments in industrial IoT to trump everything else in the next three years, including next generation …

It’s no secret that the number of connected IoT devices is growing rapidly. Industry experts anticipate nearly 64 billion connected devices by 2025. While IoT devices can power a broad new set of capabilities, the rapid diffusion of connected smart …

The market for IoT security services will pass $8 billion by 2026, according to ABI Research, spurred by the need to secure spiralling numbers of IoT connections, mostly on LTE-based 4G mobile broadband, and NB-IoT and LTE-M based low-power IoT …

Ever since the cloud-native virtual RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN architectures have started gaining popularity, one key question both proponents and adversaries have been asking is “What about security?” Considering the massive number of services and critical applications that 5G …

M1’s 5G standalone network covers nearly 50% of Singapore Singapore’s M1 and its sister company, Keppel Land, have introduced several 5G services at the Keppel Bay Marina, including automated ship analysis and real-time monitoring capabilities. The new services will be …

The need to invest in rural broadband infrastructure and bridge the digital divide isn’t a new ambition in the U.S. but the critical need for ubiquitous, reliable connectivity has been brought into sharp relief throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, …

Venues like stadiums, transportation hubs and other large facilities have always been bottlenecks for operators, particularly with the proliferation of increasingly data-intensive applications. As the world gradually gets back to normal post-COVID-19, the future of venues is in flux. In …

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are under increasing pressure to reduce both operating and capital costs as 5G network rollouts continue to gain momentum. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are quickly emerging as powerful tools to help operators do …

  Orange Business Services has a new IoT security offering for cellular IoT, for which the firm collaborated closely with Swedish vendor Ericsson. Ericsson said that the new service will target Orange Business Services’ enterprise customer base. Security will be …

Netscout observed a record 10 million dedicated denial of service (DDos) attacks in the second half of 2020, and the lessons it distilled from the resulting data are pretty bleak: Even as the world grappled with the impacts of a …

Japanese IT company Fujitsu and US-Japanese cyber security company Trend Micro have partnered to “focus on” the security of private 5G networks. The pair said they will use a simulated smart factory environment at a Fujitsu factory  in Japan to …

Mona Noor, a product manager at Nokia, dives into some of the biggest security threats our networks will have to deal with in a 5G era, compares the inherent security of cloud and on-premise servers and explains why home IoT …

  Verizon Ventures and Qumra Capital have provided funding for Israeli firm Vdoo, which is a specialist in security solutions for connected products. In a release, Vdoo revealed it had extended its Series B funding to $57M, in an additional …

Mobile network operators are rapidly moving to 5G SA (5GC) networks. The vast majority of operators are expecting to deploy within the next 3 years. While many expect that most of their traffic will be carried by 5G networks within …

The U.K. government proposed a new bill to increase its control capabilities over telecoms networks, which could result in operators being hit with large fines if they fail to adhere to new security requirements. In a statement, the government noted …

BT and Toshiba have deployed an unhackable six-kilometre length of quantum encrypted fibre optic cable for transfer of highly sensitive data between different industrial facilities. It is the first deployment in the UK of a quantum-secure point-to-point fibre network, for …

While Wi-Fi 6 and 5G may both be secure, important questions about data ownership remain Historically, one of Wi-Fi’s biggest drawbacks, particularly in comparison to cellular, was the level of security it could offer. Unlike Wi-Fi, wireless cellular technology has …

The pandemic has highlighted the importance of personal data and digital connectivity, to the detection, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19. The major social media platforms for search, marketing, and transactions involve the collection and use of personal data in historic …

The 5G use cases span a number of different industry sectors After speaking with over 1,000 IT decision-makers at U.S. and U.K. enterprises, Nokia released a new study called “Mapping demand: The 5G opportunity in enterprise for communications service providers,” …

Comprehensive, credible, internal and external testing of all network elements is a critical component of effective, trustworthy cyber security. Independent external testing is also essential to certify compliance with industry standards by equipment vendors, network operators, and service providers. On …

  The world’s rainforests are some of the most important, life-sustaining natural resources on the planet. Yet these beautiful, valuable environments are under constant threat from illicit loggers, hunters, and poachers. Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, combined with wireless communication, …