5G auction: AT&T and Dish spend billions while Verizon sits out

5G auction: AT&T and Dish spend billions while Verizon sits out

The usual suspects—bar one—spent big on the latest FCC auction for 5G spectrum, with AT&T and Dish headlining the winning bidders. At the top of the list was AT&T, which spent over $9 billion to acquire 1,624 licenses in the 3.45-3.98GHz range, according to the FCC. Each license represents the right to use 10MHz of that spectrum in a given geographical subdivision of the country. Close behind AT&T at $7.3 billion was Dish, which acquired…

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Understanding Identity Detection and Response

Understanding Identity Detection and Response

Identity Detection and Response (IDR) is a new enterprise cybersecurity method that relies on the use of identity-related information to identify that a malicious attack campaign such as ransomware might be on-going on a corporate network. by Dr. Edward G. Amoroso Chief Executive Officer, TAG Cyber LLC Introduction Cyber defenders categorize security protections as either preventive or reactive. Preventive security, such as strong authentication, focuses on stopping something bad from happening. Reactive security, such as…

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Future Enterprise – Series Intro

Future Enterprise – Series Intro

There you were — minding your own business — when 2020 came knocking. In light of the new economic reality caused by COVID, future-focused leadership has never been more important. Which is why IDC is pleased to bring you Future Enterprise, a new podcast for business and tech executives, aimed at helping you leverage technology to achieve innovative, disruptive, and productive business outcomes. The series features in-depth conversations about emergent trends in work, intelligence, and…

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6 ways to bridge the customer-engineer gap

6 ways to bridge the customer-engineer gap

When was the last time you spoke to a customer? Or better yet, when was the last time someone from your engineering team spoke to a customer? Ask that question to engineers in your organization and odds are that they’ll shrug and say, “I’m here to write code, not to talk to customers.” So when DoorDash asks employees to deliver food, there is a backlash: “You hired me to write code, not deliver food.” But…

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Cisco ups its game in top-shelf enterprise switching, Wi-Fi, 5G

Cisco ups its game in top-shelf enterprise switching, Wi-Fi, 5G

Cisco has rolled out new wired and wireless gear aimed at amping up core campus wired and wireless networks to better support surging demand for remote connectivity. The company has added more powerful switches to the high end of its core enterprise Catalyst family—the biggest powered by Cisco’s high-performance Silicon One processors—as well as its Catalyst and Meraki wireless boxes to add Wi-Fi 6E support. It also announced private 5G as a service.  Cisco DevNet…

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DockerCon: What Makes a Successful CFP Submission – Docker Blog

DockerCon: What Makes a Successful CFP Submission – Docker Blog

The DockerCon 2022 Call for Papers is now open! DockerCon is one of the largest developer events in the world, with over 80,000 developers registering for each of the last two events. At the core of DockerCon is the chance for members of the community to share their tips, tricks, best practices and real-world experiences with one another. With the opening of the CFP, I also want to share some insights and suggestions to help…

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Education Provider Infosec Announces New Cybersecurity Scholarships

Education Provider Infosec Announces New Cybersecurity Scholarships

Cybersecurity education provider Infosec Institute is offering scholarships to 15 individuals from underrepresented groups in the cybersecurity industry.  The $225k in scholarship opportunities will be meted out to veterans, people who identify as BIPOC, students, women who are actively pursuing a career in cybersecurity and members of the LGBTQI+ communities. Infosec said awarding the scholarships was to reduce the cyber skills and diversity gaps in the industry. The latest opportunities are part of the institute’s Accelerate Scholarship Program ,…

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How Exploit Intel Makes You Less Vulnerable – Cisco Blogs

How Exploit Intel Makes You Less Vulnerable – Cisco Blogs

New research shows effective and efficient vulnerability management hinges on a key ingredient: exploit intel. The data arrives just in time. An expanding threat landscape In 2021, a record-breaking 20,130 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) were published in the National Vulnerability Database. CVEs are exploding just as attackers are growing more sophisticated, exploiting not just weaknesses in infrastructures but also human fallibility. Trying to hold back the surge can be difficult. Research from Kenna Security,…

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Defending Against Critical Threats: Analyzing Key Trends, Part 1 – Cisco Blogs

Defending Against Critical Threats: Analyzing Key Trends, Part 1 – Cisco Blogs

Earlier this year we held a live broadcast, featuring cybersecurity threat analysts from across Cisco Secure. We discussed the most significant cyber threats of 2021, what we’re seeing now, and how defenders can best protect their organizations in the year ahead. In the first of this three-part series, we’ve compiled some brief highlights from the broadcast. Be sure to watch the videos for more in-depth analysis.   Colonial Pipeline, and The New World of Infrastructure…

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DHS Creates Cyber Safety Review Board

DHS Creates Cyber Safety Review Board

The United States Department of Homeland Security has established a Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) to investigate “significant cyber incidents.”  Mandated via President Joe Biden’s May 12 2021 executive order (EO 14028) on improving the nation’s cybersecurity, the board “shall review and assess, with respect to significant cyber incidents […] affecting Federal Civilian Executive Branch Information Systems or non-Federal systems, threat activity, vulnerabilities, mitigation activities and agency responses.” The CSRB, which was chartered on September 21…

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