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AT&T addressing customer data breach

Cybersecurity

AT&T addressing customer data breach

July 12, 2024SSN Staff

DALLAS — AT&T has released a statement regarding a customer data breach that occurred in April of 2024. According to the company, in April AT&T learned that customer data was illegally downloaded from its workspace on a third-party cloud platform. As a result they launched an investigation and engaged leading cybersecurity experts to understand the nature and scope of the criminal activity. “We have taken steps to close off the illegal access point,” AT&T wrote. “We...

AT&T, cloud platform, Cybersecurity, data breach, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs)


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Iris ID partners with AT&T on DoorCam 3+

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Iris ID partners with AT&T on DoorCam 3+

January 4, 2024SSN Staff

CRANBURY, NJ – Iris ID Systems Inc., a global provider of authentication technology, revealed that it has become the exclusive North American representative of the all-new remo+ DoorCam 3+ LTE over-the-door connected smart security cameras. Iris ID Systems said that the remo+ DoorCam 3+ is now available with AT&T connectivity and will function like a cell phone with affordable storage data plans. With continuous communication available via a Wi-Fi connection and/or the AT&T LTE network,...

AT&T, Bryan Quackenbush, Iris ID Systems, Mike Van Horn, security cameras


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Vertek and AT&T partner on predictive threat detection and mitigation

Cybersecurity

Vertek and AT&T partner on predictive threat detection and mitigation

June 26, 2023SSN Staff

COLCHESTER, Vt. – MSSP and telecom operations provider Vertek Corporation is partnering with AT&T as a cybersecurity partner to provide large and midsize enterprises with Unified Security Management (USM) courtesy of their Security Operations Center (SOC). Vertek’s SOC can provide customers with comprehensive cybersecurity solutions thanks to AT&T’s USM Anywhere platform. It offers real-time intrusion detection, detection monitoring and response, in-depth vulnerability scanning,...

AT&T, Mark DiGregorio, MSSP, Ron Hruby, security operations center (SOC), telecom, Unified Security Management (USM), Vertek Corporation


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Monitoring Matters

A Lack of Trust

September 28, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

Last week I wrote a story about the anti-trust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against Swedish company Assa Abloy to prevent their acquisition of the hardware and home improvement division of Spectrum Brand Holdings.  To give you an idea of the tone for this blog my other titles were, “Passing Go” and “Hungry, Hungry Hippos”. Preaching a parable about corporate greed would be misplaced in a B2B focused publication however, so I would instead...

anti-trust, Assa Abloy, AT&T, Hulu, Jonathan Kanter, Netflix, Spectrum Brand Holdings, Standard Oil, United States Department of Justice (DOJ)


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Monitoring

Mobile PERS market welcomes the Brighton Sky LTE 4G solution

December 16, 2019

UNION, N.J.—The broader trend among consumers toward wearable technology, like exercise trackers and smart watches, is also being felt in the personal emergency response system (PERS) industry. This demand from consumers has been filled by mobile PERS devices that have GPS or other location awareness technology, and communicate to the monitoring center over the cellular network. Increasingly, consumers, including seniors, want the ability to summon help for health or safety reasons while they're...

4G, Affiliated Monitoring, AT&T, Brighton, Daniel Oppenheim, mPERS, Personal Emergency Response System (PERS), Sky LTE, Verizon 4G LTE


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Monitoring

TMA issuing Certificates of Verification to qualifying alarm companies

October 9, 2019SSN Staff

McLEAN, Va.—Announced in April, The Monitoring Association (TMA) reached an agreement with AT&T to provide qualified alarm companies with a TMA Certificate of Verification that will enable them to apply for eligibility to use FirstNet services for alarm transport communications. TMA has started issuing these certificates.FirstNet is the nationwide public-safety wireless broadband network platform, built and deployed through a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership between the First Responder...

alarm transport communications, AT&T, central station, FirstNet, The Monitoring Association (TMA)


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TMA to support alarm companies participation in FirstNet

April 17, 2019SSN Staff

VIENNA, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) and AT&T have agreed to collaborate on the verification of eligibility process that will facilitate qualified alarm companies to use FirstNet services to provide an enhanced communications experience, all in the support of the public safety mission. “I am very pleased to announce that TMA will be assisting in the approval process for security alarm companies to transmit signals over FirstNet,” said TMA President Ivan Spector. “This...

AT&T, FirstNet, The Monitoring Association (TMA)


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AT&T's Petersen explains Digital Life 'seamless hub' strategy

February 18, 2015Amy Canfield

ATLANTA—AT&T's plan to become a central, seamless hub that integrates a variety of systems into its Digital Life platform is becoming a reality, according to Kevin Petersen, SVP, AT&T Digital Life.Petersen, who heads up AT&T's home security and automation business, told Security Systems News that AT&T has always planned for Digital Life to be an open-standards, managed platform. What's new is the telecom's partnerships with Lutron Electronics, Samsung, Qualcomm Life and LG Electronics.  With...

AT&T, AT&T Digital Life, Kevin Petersen, LG Electronics, Lutron Electronics, Qualcomm Life, Samsung


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Report: MSOs in best position to benefit from smart security

November 18, 2014Amy Canfield

AUSTIN, Texas—Multiple-service operators—the cable companies and the telecoms—are leading the way in integrating security equipment and home automation at the future expense of traditional monitoring companies and high-end providers according to an IHS report.As a result, the industry can expect to see further acquisitions and a consolidation of the market “sooner rather than later, and smaller companies will fade away,” according to the report's author Blake Kozak.“Who...

ADT, AT&T, Blake Kozak, Comcast, IHS, Multiple-service operators


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AT&T Digital Life expands in Indiana

August 7, 2014SSN Staff

DALLAS—AT&T, based here, announced in late July that it was expanding its home security/home automation service, Digital Life, to cover the Indiana communities of Michigan City, La Porte, Rolling Prairie, Westville and Union Mills. As of July 25, customers there were able to receive a live demo and purchase Digital Life in company owned retail stores or purchase the product online. With the new additions, Digital Life is now available in 82 markets across the U.S. With Digital Life, customers...

AT&T, Digital Life, Indiana


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