AT&T’s FirstNet build 75% complete; CFO says ‘money well spent’

As AT&T this week announced momentum for its FirstNet dedicated public safety platform, passing the 1 million connections mark, the carrier’s finance chief touted multiple benefits of the network build. AT&T CFO John Stephens, speaking Tuesday at the Wells Fargo 2019 TMT investor conference, called the FirstNet buildout “really, really successful” and at 75% complete, […]

Europe just ran out of new IPv4 addresses

Europe just ran out of new IPv4 addresses Nikolas Pediaditis, Registration Services and Policy Development Manager at RIPE NCC, said: “With IPv4 exhaustion, we risk heading into a future where the growth of our internet is unnecessarily limited — not by a lack of skilled network engineers, technical equipment, or investment — but by a […]

Reduce the complexity of compliance & security

Reduce the complexity of compliance & security Protect your organization with 24×7 security monitoring  Cybersecurity powered by our award-winning USM platform. With a vision to bring together the people, process, and technology that help businesses of any size stay ahead of  ransomware  threats. Detection and Response. Managed detection and response services will provide 24/7 detection and response in your […]

IBM & Facial Recognition

IBM, one of several Big Tech companies selling facial recognition programs, is calling on Congress to regulate the technology — but not too much. Why it matters: China has built a repressive surveillance apparatus with facial recognition; now, some U.S. cities are rolling it out for law enforcement. But tech companies worry that opponents will react to these […]

Japan sets up cybersecurity council to secure the 2020 Olympics

Japan has made cybersecurity a top priority for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, Takeshi Akahori, Deputy Director-General for the Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on a visit to Singapore this month. “Japan for itself is trying to promote its own state [cyber] practice, including establishment of the cyber security council, […]