Cisco Talos, Cisco’s threat intelligence and research division, has published a new essay tracing the history, present state, and future of ransomware, highlighting its costly legacy. The story begins years before the internet became widely accessible. In December 1989, someone mailed floppy disks to 20,000 recipients. As with many modern cyberattacks, the lure tied into … Read more

Exclusive Networks has announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Drata. The growing Exclusive Networks–Drata partnership makes Drata’s AI-driven Trust Management platform available to IT resellers and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across the United Kingdom, Ireland, DACH and the Nordics. After proving successful in the Benelux region, the collaboration now takes the next step … Read more

Research by MDS has found that 75% of IT and telecoms decision-makers plan to migrate toward a Unified Communications (UC) infrastructure within the next 12 months, signalling an important revenue opportunity for operators targeting the business market. However, 61% of those surveyed say they are uncertain about the tangible value UC will bring to their … Read more

AI Data Cloud company Snowflake has published the report Startup 2026: AI Agents Mean Business. In the report, eight leading venture capital investors from around the world share their perspectives on how AI agents are reshaping the business landscape and influencing investments in AI startups. Among the investors is Swedish investor Carl Fritjofsson, General Partner … Read more

Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei is seeking to bring leading international experts to the company’s Shanghai campus to gain an early advantage in 6G development. Speaking at an internal meeting, Ren described Huawei’s Qingpu campus in Shanghai as “beautiful and suitable for foreigners,” adding that if “700 or 800 foreign scientists” worked there, they would not … Read more

Cisco and NVIDIA have announced an expanded partnership focused on AI infrastructure. As part of the collaboration, Cisco’s Silicon One chip will be integrated into NVIDIA’s Spectrum-X platform. A recent Cisco survey of business leaders found that 97 percent of respondents view AI projects positively, while only 1.7 percent feel fully prepared for the transition. … Read more

Apple’s iPhone sales in China rose 8% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, but that growth came largely through aggressive pricing and temporary support measures, raising questions about its sustainability. Preliminary data from Counterpoint Research’s China Smartphone Weekly Sales Tracker show that Apple’s gains relied heavily on steep discounts and government subsidy programs rather … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/cofotoisme) 5G is on the horizon, promising data speeds that could rival fixed-line fiber connections. Achieving that level of performance will require operators to adopt new approaches, beginning with access to dedicated spectrum, which the FCC has recently made available. Tom Wheeler, former chairman of the FCC, summarized the potential this way: “Fifth-generation, … Read more

83% of business decision-makers surveyed in a study conducted by Cisco say that AI is a strategic priority. AI is likely to change how we work across most industries, but what does this mean for someone planning to launch an e-commerce business? AI cannot yet replace human work entirely, but it is already a powerful … Read more

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency that regulates interstate and international communications by cable, radio, television, satellite and wire in the United States, has released a pre-production draft of its new national broadband maps. These maps offer the most detailed picture yet of where fixed broadband service is and is not available nationwide. The … Read more