Newscan: Ransomware attacks on health sector grow more menacing during pandemic

Nokia has announced that it has struck a “multi-year, multi-technology patent cross-license agreement” with Chinese PC maker Lenovo. The deal, which involves Lenovo making a net balancing payment to Nokia, means that all pending patent litigation and other proceedings between the two parties – in all jurisdictions – is dropped. Financial details were not disclosed. Nokia […]

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[Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include clarifications about deployment timelines requested from AST SpaceMobile.] First responders and emergency callers subscribing to U.S. carriers and other major service providers will have affordable access to broadband communications beyond the coverage footprint of 4G and 5G terrestrial networks via their normal smart devices in the […]

For the last 20 years, spending to solve cybersecurity goals has exploded to more than $100 billion annually. Security vendors tout advances in detection and protection that will provide the relief that has evaded the craft since its formation. The most recently heralded messiahs are machine learning (ML), security orchestration automation and response (SOAR), and artificial […]