Facebook was told about WhatsApp flaw over a year ago, but the vulnerability remain exploitable today
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2019
Broadcom Acquires Symantec Enterprise Unit For £8.8bn
Acquisition confirmed as Broadcom continues to expand beyond its traditional chip business
Facebook Loses Facial Recognition Appeal
Federal court rejects Facebook attempt to quash class action lawsuit over storage of biometric data
Apple Offers Up To $1m For iPhone Bug Bounty
Opens up bug bounty scheme to all researchers, and increases top financial rewards to $1m for most serious vulnerabilities
Only A Third Have Full Confidence In Disaster Recovery Capabilities
Databarracks survey finds 8 percent of UK businesses are not all confident of their disaster recovery plans
Hybrid cloud round table: Openstack, IBM, Rubrik, Scality, Capgemini
As the hybrid cloud continues to develop, Silicon spoke with several leading experts to gain their insights into current hybrid cloud trends, the pressure points businesses are feeling, and what the future looks like in this fast-chang ...
Salesforce Acquires ClickSoftware For $1.3bn
US cloud services provider snaps up Israeli maker of workforce management and service solutions
Apple Faces Russian Probe After Kaspersky Complaint
Russian watchdog investigates Apple, after it declined to approve Kaspersky Lab’s Safe Kid app
Government Invests £250m For NHS AI Lab
Health Secretary announces £250m to be spent on boosting the role of AI within the health service
Broadcom In ‘Advanced Talks’ To Acquire Symantec – Again
Weeks after Symantec walked away after price disagreement, reports suggest the two are close to a deal
Microsoft Staff Listen To Some Translated Skype Calls – Report
Another day, another privacy scare, as Microsoft contractors sometimes listen to translated Skype calls
Chinese Government Hackers Moonlight For Extra Cash – FireEye
Will hack for cash!. Team of Chinese government-backed hackers conduct cyber operations on the side for cash
Google Makes Recycled Materials Pledge For Hardware Products
Google goes green. Recycled materials to be in all of its 'Made By Google' products by 2022
Streaming Catching Traditional TV, Ofcom Finds
The UK is becoming a nation of streamers thanks to speedy broadband access, but traditional TV remains top for content
Microsoft Says Russia’s Strontium Behind IoT Hacks
Russian state-sponsored hackers linked to GRU, identified by Microsoft as attacking IoT devices
British Airways IT Failure Results In Travel Chaos
Passengers face flight delays and long queues after IT failure during peak summer holiday period
Fibre To The Premise Connections Costings – BT CEO
Costings of the full-fat fibre (or FTTC) deployment to UK houses and businesses revealed by BT CEO
Senators Question Pentagon’s Motive For JEDI Cloud Contract Delay
Democratic senators ask newly appointed defence secretary if 'outside' influence was behind JEDI suspension
HTC Halts UK Smartphone Sales Amid IP Dispute – Report
Intellectual property dispute with German firm results in HTC stop offering its phones for sale in the UK
Building Your Hybrid Cloud
The cloud offers flexible solutions to meet every business need. What is the process of building a bespoke hybrid cloud service for an enterprise, and what are the critical roles for CIOs and CTOs?
OneWeb Satellite Network Denies Russia Refused Approval
Satellite firm denies Russia refused approval for it to use radio frequencies in that country
UK Data Protection Watchdog Raises Facebook Libra Concern
Facebook's proposed digital currency faces calls for more information about how user data will be protected
Microsoft Buys PromoteIQ As It Expands Advertising Division
Move comes after Microsoft split advertising operations from Bing search engine earlier this year, forming Microsoft Advertising
Far-Right Website 8chan Offline After Cloudflare Withdraws Services
Site goes offline following involvement in shootings in Texas, with Cloudflare accusing it of 'directly inspiring tragic events'
Nvidia Patches High-Risk Flaws In Windows Display Drivers
Bugs in GeForce, Quadro, NVS, and Tesla drivers could allow local code execution, denial of service or escalation fo security preferences
Destructive Cyber-Attacks Double In First Half Of 2019
Attacks seeking to wreak havoc on targets' systems have risen sharply, with the manufacturing sector accounting for half of all incidents, finds IBM X-Force
Google To Charge Search Providers To Appear On Android ‘Choice Screen’
Android antitrust remedy comes at a cost for rival search providers, which will have to take part in an auction to appear on list of alternate providers
Huawei To Sell HongMeng OS-Powered Smartphones This Year
Chinese manufacturing giant develops HongMeng as a possible Android alternative amidst ongoing trade tensions between US and China
Facebook Removes ‘Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour’ From UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Social network takes down networks of fake accounts and groups tied to three Middle Eastern governments
Google Suspends European Voice Assistant Transcriptions
Privacy concerns have resulted in Google suspending European transcriptions of voice assistance clips