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Software, Technology

O-RAN Alliance partners with OAI, announces new specifications

March 17, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

The O-RAN Alliance signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OAI), in which both entities agreed to cooperate on O-RAN issues, open source software development, and 5G. Under the terms of the deal, both organizations will encourage […]


News

Network protocol

March 8, 2023

Via: Computer Weekly

A network protocol is a set of established rules that specify how to format, send and receive data so that computer network endpoints, including computers, servers, routers and virtual machines, can communicate despite differences in their underlying infrastructures, designs or […]


Software, Technology

Is software engineering the biggest telco skills gap of all?

March 3, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

A shift towards network virtualization and software-defined networking is one of the telecom trends that Corning’s Director of Wireless R&D and Chief Technologist Shirish Nagaraj believes is most impacting the workforce landscape, particularly in the way that it changes how […]


Security

Software liability reform is liable to push us off a cliff

March 2, 2023

Via: CSO

Like “SBOMs will solve everything,” there is a regular cry to reform software liability, specifically in the case of products with insecurities and vulnerabilities. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly’s comments this week brought the topic […]


Security, Software, Technology

AT&T on 2023: Getting serious about cybersecurity at the edge

February 1, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Cybersecurity continues its evolution and organizations are focused on it more holistically, as part of business outcomes rather than as component parts, according to Theresa Lanowitz of AT&T. Lanowitz, who is the head of evangelism for AT&T Business’ cybersecurity segment, […]


Software, Technology

What is continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD)?

January 9, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery/deployment (CD) — together referred to as CI/CD — is a software development principal or method in which automation is introduced into the entire lifecycle of software or application development, from testing to deployment. The […]


Security

Log4Shell remains a big threat and a common cause for security breaches

December 28, 2022

Via: CSO

The Log4Shell critical vulnerability that impacted millions of enterprise applications remains a common cause for security breaches a year after it received patches and widespread attention and is expected to remain a popular target for some time to come. Its […]


Software, Technology

Software projects face supply chain security risk due to insecure artifact downloads via GitHub Actions

December 1, 2022

Via: CSO

The way build artifacts are stored by the GitHub Actions platform could enable attackers to inject malicious code into software projects with CI/CD (continuous integration and continuous delivery) workflows that don’t perform sufficient filtering when downloading artifacts. Cybersecurity researchers have […]


News

Test and Measurement: Keysight focuses on 5G NTN testing

October 14, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Keysight Technologies has added updates to its flagship Pathwave design software to support designs for 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN), by enabling architectural digital twins. Keysight says this changes the design flow from one that is hardware-centric to one that is […]


Software, Technology

Software vulnerabilities pose a risk to network infrastructure

September 27, 2022

Via: Network World

As the Log4J crisis made clear, understanding what is in the software unpinning your applications is crucial to understanding your security posture. This is no less true of your network services. Enterprise-network infrastructure is still very much about hardware in […]


Editorial

Main Benefits of Adopting Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

August 16, 2022

Via: Natalie Dunn

In most large and medium-sized companies, IT infrastructure management falls into the “hard jobs” category. And that’s because network specialists have to manually configure and manage hundreds or even thousands of hardware and software components to keep enterprise applications and […]


News

AWS moves towards quantum networking

June 21, 2022

Via: Network World

AWS is making a push into an area of quantum computing that hasn’t received as much attention as other aspects: networking. The AWS Center for Quantum Networking (CQN) will work toward solving scientific and engineering challenges around creating new hardware, […]


Security

7 top software supply chain security tools

May 11, 2022

Via: CSO

As the fallout from the Apache Log4J vulnerabilities earlier this year shows, the biggest risks in enterprise software today are not necessarily with insecure code written directly by in-house software development teams. The flaws of the components, libraries and other […]


Security

CSPs pivoting to SaaS will see 25% IT cost savings – report

April 19, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to replace on-premise licensed software for security, business support systems, and other essential services can realize a 25% IT cost savings over a five-year period, compared to the traditional on-premise software model. That’s […]


Monitoring&Analysis

Ooredoo, Siemens & Microsoft to Develop Digital, IoT & Analytics Solutions

April 8, 2022

Via: The Fast Mode

Ooredoo Qatar, a leading one-stop national provider of ICT, has signed an agreement with Siemens and Microsoft. The objective of this MoU is to develop digital, Internet of Things (IoT) and software analytics solutions and related use cases by leveraging […]


Security, Software, Technology

FCC adds Kaspersky, Chinese carriers to national security threat list

March 29, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau added equipment and services from Russian firm Kaspersky Lab, and Chinese operators China Telecom (Americas), and China Mobile International USA to its list of communications equipment and services that have […]


Software, Technology

In a two-act reinvention, AT&T ‘retrenches’ from entertainment, focuses on connectivity, software

March 14, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

At AT&T’s analyst and investor day, CEO John Stankey signaled a two-act reinvention for the operator, describing a company more focused on connectivity and value-added software packages than on the entertainment play that characterized its recent past. For nearly the […]


Security

Malware explained: Definition, examples, detection and recovery

February 14, 2022

Via: CSO

Malware, short for malicious software, is a blanket term for viruses, worms, trojans and other harmful computer programs attackers use to wreak destruction and gain access to sensitive information. The key point is that malware is identified as such based […]


Security

NIST releases software, IoT, and consumer cybersecurity labeling guidance

February 14, 2022

Via: CSO

On February 4, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued several documents and updates that spell out software security guidance and recommended consumer labeling practices for software and IoT devices. NIST also laid out its approach to consumer […]


Software, Technology

Robocalls are down, but most Americans don’t feel the decrease

January 13, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Robocall mitigation efforts are having an impact, according to new information from Transaction Network Services (TNS). But do consumers feel the difference? Not necessarily—or at least, not yet. TNS analyzes more than 1.6 billion calls across carrier networks each day […]