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Verizon endured a rough operational second quarter and warned those choppy waters will continue for the rest of the year. Read more.

Cisco committed to training an additional 200,000 students in the U.S., and Fortinet announced a new free security awareness training program for the U.S. K-12 school districts following the White House’s push to solve the cyber talent shortage that impacts every industry. Read more.

Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith says now is the right time for “literally everybody on planet Earth” to pursue climate action, and that means now is also a “critical time for all of our partners and customers to engage.” Read more.

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty tired of watching tech companies profit from enabling oil and gas giants to do the bare minimum about climate change. Read more.

Nokia reported strong second-quarter financial results boosted by its mobile networks and infrastructure business that continued to ride strong 5G deployment demand. Read more.

The threat to companies providing IT, finance, and other consulting and contract services surged in the first quarter, pushing the sector to become the top target of ransomware in the U.S., according to Trellix’s recent report. Read more.

Verizon endured a rough operational second quarter and warned those choppy waters will continue for the rest of the year. Read more.

Amazon launches its Cloud WAN platform; the security and networking market are off to a fast start in 2022; and Deloitte unveils a managed zero-trust product. Read more.