Comcast has added new security features to its Xfinity internet service for customers that subscribe to the company’s premium Wi-Fi offering known as xFi. The new features expand on xFi Advanced Security capabilities, which the company credits for blocking billions…
January 24, 2022 — MATTOON, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL) is educating parents to help their kids understand data privacy and stay safer while online. Children doubled their screen time at the onset of the pandemic, according to a JAMA…
New consumer and small business users of CenturyLink leased modems will be protected by McAfee security technology. CenturyLink says that modem protection will be established for “qualifying” customers for Internet-connected devices once they are plugged into the wall and the…
Verizon reports 5,258 data breaches from 83 contributors worldwide in its 2021 report, a jump of more than one-third over the previous report. The service provider suggests that the uptick was the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Verizon Business…
AT&T Fiber speeds are increasing, the carrier said. Two of its service tiers will increase by 200 Mbps each and the company is adding a layer of security, all with no price increases. AT&T Fiber’s entry level 100 Mbps plan…
Stand-alone broadband, typically defined as broadband not sold in a bundle with pay TV, is growing in popularity, according to new research from Parks Associates. The stand-alone broadband adoption rate increased from 34% of U.S. broadband households in 2017 to…
Hacker Alert, a security tool from TDS Telecom and BendBroadband, is a network-based analytic tool designed to catch security threats missed by anti-virus software. TDS will initially feature the service in it’s cable broadband footprint. Since the new software sits…
May 21, 2020 — ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EarthLink, a leading provider of internet and online services, today announced the launch of a content monitoring and screen time management service to help create a safer internet. EarthLink Guardian is now available as part…
ATLANTA – Feb. 24, 2020 – Cox Business today launched Cox Business MalBlockSM, a new, cloud-based internet security service that blocks access to known malicious domains, which helps prevent business owners, employees, or guests from accessing an infected internet site….
MONROE, La., Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As new technologies emerge and data continues to grow, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is taking a bold approach to protecting network traffic and blocking security threats with the launch of CenturyLink Rapid Threat Defense. To learn…
Comcast said yesterday that it will offer xFi Advanced Security free to internet customers who lease an xFi gateway. The security offering is designed to protect internet connected devices from cyberthreats. The company estimates the value of the feature at…
Windstream Kinetic Secure, an Internet “protection bundle,” now is available in all the provider’s markets.Kinetic Secure is an evolution of Windstream’s Shield products that provide endpoint and gateway/modem security. Features such as parental control and mobile device management are integrated…
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