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Last year, I wrote about the Verizon Payment Security Report saying it was ”Not Just for PCI.” Verizon liked that post enough to include its introduction in this year’s version. This recognition was a wonderful surprise. Like last year’s report, the 20… Continue reading Verizon’s 2020 Payment Security Report: Focusing on Strategy
Verizon has backtracked on its plan to turn off its 3G network by the end of 2020. Light Reading reports: In response to questions from Light Reading, Verizon spokesperson Kevin King said “our 3G network is operational and we don’t have a plan to shut … Continue reading Verizon Indefinitely Delays 3G Network Shutdown
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Verizon’s new nationwide 5G network is reportedly slower than its LTE network, to the point that users are apparently better off just disabling 5G entirely unless they’re near a mmWave network. The re… Continue reading Verizon’s Nationwide 5G Can Be Slower Than Its LTE Network, Tests Show
Among all the ways COVID-19 has affected the cybersecurity world, perhaps nothing is more impossible than live hacking events, which were once a staple of the industry. The coronavirus forced bug bounty company HackerOne and Verizon Media into hosting two online hacking events together since the outbreak, and they recently completed what they billed as the world’s largest live hacking contest. Live hacking events, whether virtual or in-person, give companies a chance to lure ethical hackers to find their security flaws before the attackers do, and can serve as recruiting opportunities for corporate positions, too. What made the most recent competition stand out was its massive size, and what the experiment could mean for the rest of the bug bounty community. The HackerOne/Verizon Media duo wasn’t the first to move live hacking events online. Pwn2Own made a similar transition in March. With more than 3,000 people from 59 countries registering […]
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Verizon has agreed to bring FiOS fiber-to-the-home service to another 500,000 households in New York City by July 2023, settling a lawsuit over Verizon’s failure to wire up the entire city as requi… Continue reading Verizon Wiring Up 500K Homes With FiOS To Settle Lawsuit
Barnes & Noble told customers it was the victim of a cyberattack that led to “unauthorized and unlawful access” of its corporate systems. Barnes & Noble didn’t detail the entire nature of the “cybersecurity attack” in its email Wednesday, but confirmed that customers’ shipping addresses, billing addresses, email addresses and phone numbers could have been exposed. Payment card information wasn’t compromised as a part of this incident, but customers’ order history may also be exposed, according to Barnes & Noble. “We currently have no evidence of the exposure of any of this data, but we cannot at this stage rule out the possibility,” the bookseller said in its alert to customers. Customers’ access to Nook e-readers has also been interrupted, Barnes & Noble said on Twitter. It was unclear how many customers the incident impacted. Barnes & Noble did not disclose how it discovered the incident, only noting that it was “made aware” of it on Oct. 10. It’s […]
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Global organizations continue to put their customers’ cardholder data at risk due to a lack of long term payment security strategy and execution, flags the Verizon report. With many companies struggling to retain qualified CISOs or security managers, t… Continue reading Only 27.9% of organizations able to maintain compliance with the PCI DSS
Verizon and Inseego launched the Inseego MiFi M2100 5G UW mobile hotspot, built to deliver blazing-fast speeds across Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband1 and 4G LTE network. This combination of 4G and 5G connectivity plays a critical role in unlocking new and… Continue reading Inseego MiFi M2100 5G UW mobile hotspot brings Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband to remote workers
Verizon’s report highlights four specific cyber challenges that have emerged this year as a result of the pandemic: the continued increase in human error, the focus on stolen credential-related hacking, the spike in the use of ransomware, and phishing … Continue reading Insights from Verizon’s COVID-19 Breach Landscape Report: Working From Home (WFH) leads to greater vulnerability
Verizon has turned to Google Cloud’s Contact Center AI to automate its customer-service phone calls and chatbot conversations. The Register reports: The Contact Center AI technology will, we’re told, use natural-language recognition to transcribe on-th… Continue reading Verizon Has Turned To Google Cloud’s Contact Center AI To Automate Phone Calls