New design approaches to house 5G and IoT at the smart-city edge (Reader Forum)

The constantly increasing demand for reliable, high-throughput digital connectivity is the crucial driver behind the ongoing deployment of 5G cellular systems across North America. In response, telecom providers are investing billions to build out this critical infrastructure. Although the COVID-19 pandemic – and the more recent global strains and supply chain disruptions, such as production…

TrickBot Operators Partner with Shathak Attackers for Conti Ransomware

The operators of TrickBot trojan are collaborating with the Shathak threat group to distribute their wares, ultimately leading to the deployment of Conti ransomware on infected machines. “The implementation of TrickBot has evolved over the years, with recent versions of TrickBot implementing malware-loading capabilities,” Cybereason security analysts Aleksandar Milenkoski and Eli Salem said in a…