Security roundup: AT&T, Verizon, Lumen join forces in security coalition

In this security roundup: AT&T, Verizon and Lumen among service providers and vendors joining forces in a new security coalition. Enterprise spending on data center security services has decreased in favor of investing in network security on-premises and at remote worker locations, reports Dell’Oro Group.

Network Resilience Coalition takes on data, network security

AT&T, Lumen Technologies and Verizon are among a group of service providers and vendors taking part in the new Network Resilience Coalition tasked with improving data and network security.

Founding members of the coalition also include Broadcom, BT Group, Cisco, Fortinet, Intel, Juniper Networks, Palo Alto Networks and VMware. The group will focus on assisting organizations in updating hardware and software, plus gaining more visibility into their networks to combat security threats.

“The Center has a broad security mission, but at least for now, it wants the Resilience group to focus on routers, switches and firewalls that are older, may have reached end-of-life vendor support, or have been overlooked for security patching or replacement,” reported Network World.

The Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, which formed the coalition, explained that members plan to publish a report with recommendations for “improving network security, for technology providers, technology users, and those creating or regulating security policy.”

The Center added that this alliance brings together technology providers, security experts and service providers to create actionable solutions to improve “the security of data and networks that support our global economic and national security.”

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