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A vast majority of employees at several technology firms expressed some level of concern over job security, according to a survey conducted by Blind and parsed through by Dice. Read more.

As Ciena looks to put the pandemic behind it, the company is leaning on its 800 Gb/s optics and upcoming pluggables to grow its market share. Read more.

The service provider transitioned 80% of Siemens' global network, spanning 1,000 sites in 94 countries, to its Flexible SD-WAN just two years into the six-year contract. Read more.

The group, formed by the Institute for Security and Technology, will provide recommendations to reduce the threat posed by ransomware in the next two to three months. Read more.

Rural U.S. carriers most impacted by the “rip and replace” mandate have been lobbying for a government reimbursement to offset the costs of swapping out equipment considered insecure. Read more.