by Pivot
Tag: Cybersecurity
USTelecom Advocates Changes to Private Sector-Government Cybersecurity
USTelecom is advising Congress and the new administration to reform how it structures cybersecurity cooperation between the government and the private sector. The post paints a dire current reality, characterized by asymmetry in which bad…
FCC Adopts Ruling to Mandate Provider Cybersecurity Efforts
UPDATE, January 16, 2025: Today, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the FCC had adopted the Declaratory Ruling proposed in December, which will require carries to secure their networks from cybersecurity attacks…
Comcast Business Acquires Managed Services Provider Nitel
PHILADELPHIA–December 11, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast Business today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Nitel, a U.S. managed services provider headquartered in Chicago, from international private equity firm Cinven. The acquisition will expand Comcast Business’…
Cybersecurity and Other Priorities: Industry Perspective with Shirley Bloomfield
Shirley Bloomfield wants every broadband company to understand the importance of placing cybersecurity among their top priorities: “What I would love to see come out of CyberShare is proselytizing to the rest of the broadband…
Governance of Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management Is Vital: S&P Global Report
Organizations that are not good at cyber vulnerability management are more likely to have wider cybersecurity issues, according to a research report posted at S&P Global. The research suggests that seeing the whole picture is…
One Step Ahead: Emerging Cybersecurity Trends and How to Prepare
By the time you have finished reading this sentence, multiple cyberattacks will have been launched internationally. Being aware of cybersecurity trends is vital—the biggest mistake you can make regarding cyberattack prevention is assuming that your…
Insecureweb.com Introduces Dark Web Monitoring
Insecureweb.com and UTMStack have launched a free dark web monitoring tool that tracks email addresses, social network user names, and corporate domains. Insecureweb.com says that it is unique in providing users with evidence of breaches.…
Report: Paying Doesn’t End Ransomware Crisis
Forty-one percent of an organization’s data is comprised during a ransomware attack and only 57% of that data is recovered, according to a report from data protection and ransomware recovery firm, Veeam. The company called…
FCC Proposes Internet Routing Security Reporting Requirements
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2024—The Federal Communications Commission today proposed action to help protect America’s communications networks against cyberattacks by improving internet routing security. The Commission’s proposal would require broadband providers to create confidential reports on…
FCC Chair Wants Providers to File Internet Security Routing Reports
Washington, DC — May 15, 2024 — FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today proposed requiring the largest broadband providers to file confidential reports on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) security so the FCC and its national security…
DHS Cybersecurity Guidelines Aim to Protect Critical Infrastructure in the Age of AI
The Department of Homeland Security has released guidelines to mitigate AI risks to critical infrastructure, including telecom networks. The guidelines have three dimensions. DHS wants to thwart attacks using AI, attacks that target AI systems…
Lumen Defender is Designed to Block Cybersecurity Threats
Lumen Technologies has unveiled an artificial intelligence/machine learning-backed solution designed to proactively block evolving cybersecurity threats at the network edge. It is aimed at the growing number of cyberattacks targeting business networks, the company said.…
