Ransomware is likely top of mind for most businesses, and CrowdStrike and EY say it’s a key focus of their alliance.

The global semiconductor shortage has hobbled the auto industry and threatened Silicon Valley revenues, and relief won't arrive for years, according to analysts.

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If open RAN experiences faster adoption and higher efficacy the total global GDP impact could hit $725 billion.

The security vendor expects its shift to subscription security services will insulate it from semiconductor shortages in future quarters.

Cisco blamed a supply chain shortage for Q3 hit; SolarWinds CEO said Russian attack happened even earlier; and Qualcomm pushes into 5G open RAN.

Firm becomes the second SD-WAN vendor after Cisco to integrate with Megaport's new network-as-a-service offering

“It’s almost like ransomware is now just a side business to the to the overall extortion business,” Dmitri Alperovitch said during an RSA Conference keynote about the global threat

While the optical market faired well during the quarter, LightCounting warned market uncertainties driven by the economic recovery and geopolitical tumult could spell trouble.

"As cellular infrastructure evolves to be more virtualized, modular, and interoperable, it is becoming more open and competitive and a platform for innovation,” Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian said.

AT&T Cyber hunts government threats; Netflix and VMware talk security lessons learned; and Palo Alto Networks zeroes in on zero trust.

VMware’s Angela Weinman and Netflix InfoSec Chief Jimmy Sanders tackled three cybersecurity “hard truths” in an RSA keynote, and discussed how these truths can lead to more resilient security.

The product operates from Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud, but can also be integrated into Microsoft Azure Government or Google Cloud’s government cloud environments.

Rakuten sets open RAN example; White House cyber chief details staggering costs of insecure tech at RSA; AT&T sheds media assets.

Building security into the software design process will save “thousands of dollars,” White House advisor Anne Neuberger said during an RSA Conference keynote.

“We plan to continue the momentum in our mobility business by stepping up our investment in our wireless network," AT&T CEO John Stankey said.

That lead could be important as Gartner predicts that cloud-delivered EPP will account for 95% of deployments by the end of 2023.

The updates promise to simplify the deployment and management of low-latency networking in applications like high-frequency trading.

Semiconductor revenues rebounded from 2019's 12% decline and grew 10% to $464 billion in 2020, according to a recent IDC report.

Rakuten's successes and mistakes are being magnified because hundreds of network operators and vendors are looking at Rakuten as an open RAN example.

Palo Alto Networks VP declares the network dead; operators struggle in a cloudy world; and Intel says silicon can stop cyberattacks.

“Operators have little choice. They tried playing in the cloud space and did not succeed,” Gartner VP Sid Nag said.

VMware tapped a technologist as its next CEO; cybersecurity executives lauded Biden's executive order; Cisco scooped up Kenna Security.

"The company that steps out first with the next generation of technology in a meaningful and powerful way, if you look at history, that’s the company that leads in