Cyber Security
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T-Mobile’s cybersecurity chief has come out in support of the company’s security measures after it was targeted by Chinese-linked hackers, saying its defences “worked as designed.” -
A former US telecom and IT worker was sentenced to four years in prison for passing on information about Chinese dissidents to the Chinese government.
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BT has announced an expansion of its managed secure SD-WAN solution for UK business and public sector customers.
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T-Mobile has confirmed a significant cyber attack allegedly carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, marking the latest in a series of breaches targeting major telecom providers globally.
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US security agencies claim Chinese-affiliated hackers are conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” against US telco operators.
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EU cybersecurity experts conducted a series of exercises to test the bloc’s preparedness for large-scale cyber crises.
Forthcoming events
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TIM's shares are trading 8% higher today following the release of the telco's Q4 and FY2020 financial results, themselves bolstered by a two-year transformation project.
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Telcos and towercos looking for a build site in the US now have a new tool at their fingertips.
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Align, a global provider of technology infrastructure solutions and managed IT services, has appointed John Sarkis as its new chief revenue officer (CRO).
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The three-platform strategy implemented by Palo Alto Networks "is paying off", according to chairman and CEO Nikesh Arora, as he confirmed Q2 revenues reached US$1 billion for the first time.
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The Dutch National Internet Providers Management Organisation (NBIP) has reported an increase of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 of 2020.
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Indosat Ooredoo recorded a full year revenue increase of 6.9% on the previous year as cellular revenues also increased, by 11.6% year on year.
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The New Zealand government has confirmed it is joining the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention.
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Singtel has completed its initial investigations into a recent breach on a third-party file sharing system and has begun contacting affected stakeholders.
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Quintillion and GCI extended their coastal network in Alaska to two small towns, while Alaska Communications has also extended services to 3,700 remote locations.
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BT's new procurement arm, the Dublin-based BT Sourced, is looking to fill more than 70 roles in the Irish capital.
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TIM has turned on ultrabroadband fibre coverage for 99.4% of households in Apulia; a move it said makes the region the first in Italy to "close the digital divide".
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Commsworld secured contracts valued at more than £16.7 million between October and December last year, making it one of the best quarters in the firm's 27-year history.
