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Verizon offers discouraging cybersecurity news

In its annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), Verizon is painting a discouraging picture of the cybersecurity landscape. Large-scale financial cybercrime and state-sponsored espionage dominated data breaches in 2012.

IT execs cite enterprise mobility as 'game changer'

Enterprise mobility was identified as a "game changer" for the 1,100 IT executives surveyed by enterprise communications provider CommScope last month. Close to half of respondents said that the widespread use of mobile technology in the enterprise is a game-changer for IT.

VSG: BT Global Services zooms past Verizon, Colt in Ethernet services market

BT Global Services zoomed past Verizon and Colt to take second place in the global Ethernet services market, according to a market share ranking by Boston-based research firm Vertical Systems Group.

Mobile UC is like 'rodeo without fences,' says Sprint executive

ORLANDO, Fla.--The mobile unified communications market is like a "rodeo without fences," said Joe Martin, director of solution engineering with Sprint.

AT&T ponies up $1.9 billion to buy 4G spectrum from Verizon

AT&T has agreed to pay Verizon $1.9 billion and turn over advanced wireless service spectrum licenses to Verizon in exchange for 700 MHz of spectrum used by AT&T to provide 4G LTE services.

Virtualization, SDN to speed up mobile broadband offerings, says Strategy Analytics

Virtualization and software defined networking will speed up mobile broadband service offerings by reducing mobile operator costs, predicted research firm Strategy Analytics.

Telecommuting policy backfires on U.S. critical infrastructure firm

An employee at a U.S. critical infrastructure firm was paying a Chinese firm to do his software development work and even sent his RSA security token to China for secure access to the U.S. firm's network, according to a probe conducted last year by Verizon.

Are cablecos leveraging big data better than telcos?

These companies are using big data to compete, but not directly just yet. They are using big data to make them better companies with more innovative products and better performance. And that's a good start.

M2M communications come into their own, says Verizon chief

LAS VEGAS-- Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, which enable devices to share data wirelessly, have "come to fruition on a big scale," said Lowell McAdam, Verizon's ( NYSE: VZ ) CEO, during a Tuesday evening keynote at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show.

Mobile IT is in for one heck of a ride

Here at the Consumer Electronics Show, mobility is everywhere. While most of the products are not surprisingly geared toward consumers, there are some that are specifically designed for the enterprise market.