communication

Army researchers awarded patent for secure comms

August 17, 2020

Army researchers have been awarded a patent for inventing a practical method for Army wireless devices to covertly authenticate and communicate. Photo by Jason Edwards …

Global CPaaS market to reach $25 billion by 2025

July 31, 2020

A new study from Juniper Research has found the total value of the CPaaS (Communications-Platform-as-a-Service) market will reach $25 billion in 2025; rising from $7 billion …

Is your smartphone pushing you to overshare?

May 6, 2020

The device people use to communicate online – a smartphone, desktop, or tablet – can affect the extent to which they are willing to overshare intimate or personal …

OpenDXL Ontology: An open source language for connecting cybersecurity tools

February 24, 2020

The Open Cybersecurity Alliance (OCA) today announced the availability of OpenDXL Ontology, the first open source language for connecting cybersecurity tools through a common …

5G adoption is expected to rapidly gather pace in North America

October 24, 2019

North America is one of the most advanced mobile regions in the world – a result of significant operator investments in 5G. 5G is coming The 2019 North America edition of the …

Cryptographic breakthrough allows using handshake-style encryption for time-delayed communications

May 7, 2019

When spies meet, they use secret handshakes to confirm their identities, ensuring they are who they say they are. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, and …

A casual approach to workplace communications presents major security risks

April 24, 2019

Workers are comfortable sharing personal, sensitive and confidential information over chat platforms. They practice risky digital habits, and don’t care if their …

New LTE attacks can reveal accessed websites, direct victims to malicious sites

July 3, 2018

Three new attacks against the LTE 4G wireless data communications technology have been pinpointed by researchers from Ruhr University Bochum and New York University Abu Dhabi. …

Critical flaws in maritime comms system could endanger entire ships

October 26, 2017

IOActive security consultant Mario Ballano has discovered two critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting Stratos Global’s AmosConnect communication shipboard platform. …

EU MEPs want stronger privacy rules for Internet-enabled communication services

October 20, 2017

With 31 votes for, 24 against and one abstention, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has backed new privacy protections for …

Siemens RUGGEDCOM industrial communication devices vulnerable to remote attacks

March 29, 2017

All version of Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX I VPN endpoints and firewall devices sport five vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers to perform actions with administrative …

Why VoIP security is crucial for organizations

August 4, 2016

With more organizations turning to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) systems to underpin their commercial services and corporate …