The recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on managed DNS provider Dyn, which knocked out top websites like Spotify, Amazon and Twitter, has forced lawmakers to search for answers to the problem of inherently insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as webcams, DVR, printers and routers.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday laid out why customers should trust it ensure they're up and running in the face of cyber attacks from all directions.
Microsoft has cobbled together a deal to put telecom giant Deutsche Telekom in control of its Germany-based customer data.
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IDG News Service staff | 05 Feb | Read more
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IDG News Service staff | 19 Jan | Read more
A canned Verizon deal in Germany is the first concrete evidence that US cloud and telecoms providers’ fears are on the mark: the exposure of US surveillance will harm their international business.
Deutsche Telekom has joined forces with CipherCloud to help enterprises protect hosted applications using encryption and other technologies such as data loss prevention.
Mikael Ricknäs | 04 Mar | Read more
At least two U.S. mobile operators, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless, reportedly do not participate directly in the U.S. National Security Agency's call metadata collection program because of their partial ownership by foreign telecommunication companies.
Lucian Constantin | 14 Jun | Read more
Deutsche Telekom launched a Web portal Wednesday that provides a real-time visualization of cyberattacks detected by its network of sensors placed around the world.
Lucian Constantin | 06 Mar | Read more
In theory, stopping spam is easy: just make it uneconomic to send millions of messages by charging for each one sent, or make senders authenticate their identity to stop address spoofing and simplify blocking.
Peter Sayer | 05 Mar | Read more