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FBI Hacks Hundreds of US Computers, Kills Microsoft Exchange Web Shells

Also on Tuesday, the NSA alerted Microsoft to more critical vulnerabilities that hackers could use to remotely compromise Exchange email systems. Read more.

Cisco Joins South Korea’s Post-Pandemic Digitization Push

“I expect IT companies like Cisco to closely work with public institutions and universities, creating synergy in fostering people-centered digital infrastructure," South Korea’s Prime Minister Sye-Kyun Chung said. Read more.

Vodafone Germany Activates Europe’s First 5G Standalone Network

"5G is standing on its own two feet in Germany for the first time," Vodafone Germany CEO Hannes Ametsreiter said. Read more.

KDDI Taps Cato SASE for Secure Remote Access

The partnership marks the SASE vendor's first communications service provider collaboration. Read more.

VMware, Vapor IO, Dell Tech Form ‘Fungible’ Edge Alliance

“To unleash truly transformative innovations at the edge, what we need is a fungible edge," VMware's Kaniz Mahdi explained. Read more.

Masergy's AIOps Platform Gets App-Centric Refresh

Masergy's AIOps platform is trained on 20 years of network, security, application data in order to identify and remediate performance challenges. Read more.