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AT&T closes deal for AlienVault, appoints CEO as head of new cybersecurity unit

AT&T completes its acquisition of cybersecurity firm AlienVault and established a new cybersecurity-solutions unit that will be led by AlienVault CEO Barmak Meftah, who says he wants AT&T to “simplify” cybersecurity, especially in the critical-infrastructure sector.

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Huawei: Nermin Mohamed outlines how SDN and NFV can benefit public-safety communications

Nermin Mohamed, Huawei’s vice president of solutions and marketing, explains how the use of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) within modern-day broadband wireless system can enhance functionality, provisioning and reliability on mission-critical networks.

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Intelligence leaders outline challenges associated with responding to foreign cyberthreats during Senate hearing

Addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities should be a priority for the new administration, but the rapidly-changing cyber environment makes it difficult to assess blame for foreign-led cyberthreats and take actions that will deter future attacks, intelligence leaders and senators said today during a committee hearing on the subject.

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Latest DDoS attack exposes significant security vulnerability associated with some IoT devices

Last Friday’s distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that caused significant web-site outages throughout the U.S. should be a wakeup call to the tech industry, as lackluster security on many Internet of Things (IoT) devices is being cited as a key reason the attack was possible.

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Ransomware losses on track to exceed $1 billion this year in U.S., panel testifies to Congress

Ransomware attacks on the computer systems of governments, enterprises and individuals continues to grow, with losses on pace to exceed $1 billion during 2016, federal lawmakers and panelist said yesterday during a Senate subcommittee hearing to explore the issue.

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Cybersecurity experts outline challenges associated with FirstNet, other public-safety communications

FirstNet plans to provide state-of-the-art cybersecurity by employing innovative methods that offerors are expected to propose in the request-for-proposals (RFP) process, but the entire public-safety community needs to take action to help ensure that subscriber agencies are not negatively impacted by cyberthreats, according to a panel of cybersecurity experts.

IWCE: Keynote speaker Curtis Levinson highlights recent cyberattacks, evolving nature of threats

Curtis Levinson, cybersecurity advisor to NATO and the opening keynote speaker at IWCE 2016 next month, discusses the significance of two recent cyber-related events and how enterprises need to alter their approach to combat increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.

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Latest attacks underscore need for cybersecurity in next-generation critical communications

During the past week, more examples of hackers compromising high-profile networks have hit the news. These scenarios should serve as a reminder how important it is that critical-communications systems like FirstNet, next-generation 911 and smart grids have appropriate cybersecurity solutions in place.

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Utility officials wary of cyberattacks but say lengthy widespread outage is ‘implausible’

Developing protections and responses to cyber threats is a priority for utilities, but industry and regulatory efforts make it unlikely that the kind of widespread power outage contemplated in a book by renowned journalist Ted Koppel could happen to the U.S. power grid, key officials said during a recent webinar.

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Federal lawmakers highlight FirstNet’s cybersecurity needs during hearing

FirstNet should take measures to ensure that its nationwide public-safety broadband network is not victimized by the kind of data breaches and cyberattacks that have plagued other federal-government entities, several members of a House subcommittee said during a hearing.

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AT&T closes deal for AlienVault, appoints CEO as head of new cybersecurity unit

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Huawei: Nermin Mohamed outlines how SDN and NFV can benefit public-safety communications

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Intelligence leaders outline challenges associated with responding to foreign cyberthreats during Senate hearing

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Latest DDoS attack exposes significant security vulnerability associated with some IoT devices

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Ransomware losses on track to exceed $1 billion this year in U.S., panel testifies to Congress

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Cybersecurity experts outline challenges associated with FirstNet, other public-safety communications

IWCE: Keynote speaker Curtis Levinson highlights recent cyberattacks, evolving nature of threats

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Latest attacks underscore need for cybersecurity in next-generation critical communications

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Utility officials wary of cyberattacks but say lengthy widespread outage is ‘implausible’

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Federal lawmakers highlight FirstNet’s cybersecurity needs during hearing

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Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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