Governement-IT

US Official Confirms Japan, Netherlands Joined US China Chip Sanctions

American official acknowledges deal with Japan and the Netherlands for new restrictions on chip-making tool exports to China

2 years ago

NCSC Warns State-Linked Hackers In Russia, Iran Are Targeting UK

Hacking groups linked to hostile states are conducting sophisticated campaigns against UK politicians and media, warns UK's cyber guardian

2 years ago

US FAA Grounds Contractors Involved In Computer Outage

American aviation regulator withdraws system access from contractors involved in computer outage that halted American flights

2 years ago

UK Watchdog Opens Investigation Of $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy

After initial review of Broadcom’s $61 billion (£51bn) acquisition of VMware, UK regulator confirms phase 1 investigation

2 years ago

Tech Executives Face Prison For Online Safety Breaches

UK Government reaches agreement with Conservative MPs who had sought to amend the controversial Online Safety Bill

2 years ago

Dutch Minister Queries Compliance Over US Chinese Export Controls

The Netherlands will not summarily accept new US restrictions on exporting chip-making technology to China, minister warns

2 years ago

Bank of England Governor Questions Need For Digital Pound

Not surprising. Crypto critic and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey questions need for a digital pound

2 years ago

Largest European Rare Earth Deposit Found In Sweden

Vital material for mobile phones and electric vehicles found in Sweden to help end dependent on Chinese suppliers

2 years ago

TikTok Banned On State Devices In Kentucky

Pressure grows on ByteDance, as Kentucky becomes latest US state to ban popular video app TikTok from governmental devices

2 years ago

Royal Mail Admits Disruption From ‘Cyber Incident’

UK's Royal Mail warns it is “temporarily unable to despatch items to overseas destinations”, after confirmation of 'cyber incident'

2 years ago

WhatsApp To Bypass Regime Internet Shutdowns

Iran, China blow? Internet shutdowns by authoritarian regimes will not prevent WhatsApp users from messaging, Meta confirms

2 years ago

Biometric Devices Sold On eBay Contained US Military Data

Sensitive US military data has been found on the memory cards within biometric devices sold on eBay, researchers find

2 years ago

TSMC Begins Mass Production Of 3nm Chips In Taiwan

Mass production of the most advanced chips begins in Taiwan, underlining the island's importance to global supply of chips

2 years ago

Chinese Police Utilise Tracking Feature In Hikvision Software – Report

Surveillance of protests. Police can track protests in China by enabling ‘alarms’ on software from CCTV giant Hikvision

2 years ago

US House Of Representatives Bans TikTok, As Government Ban Looms

China's TikTok is banned from all US House of Representatives-managed devices, as the US government ban looms

2 years ago

Cyber-Attacks Set To Become ‘Uninsurable’, Warns Insurance Boss

Chief executive of Zurich Insurance warns that cyber-attacks, rather than natural disasters, will quickly become “uninsurable”

2 years ago

ByteDance Admits Staff Obtained TikTok Data Of Journalists

Chinese parent of TikTok says some staff improperly accessed TikTok user data of two journalists and have been let go

2 years ago

EU Legislation Targets Battery Replacement By Users

European Union reaches provisional agreement that will require that portable devices to have user-replaceable batteries

2 years ago

More US States Ban TikTok As Federal Vote Looms

Louisiana, West Virginia latest to ban TikTok on government devices as US Congress prepares federal-level vote this week

2 years ago

US Senates Passes Legislation To Ban TikTok From Government Devices

American lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok on government devices, in latest move to ban Chinese app in the United…

2 years ago

United States Adds China’s YMTC, Others To Trade Blacklist

Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 Chinese 'mjaor' entities in the AI chip sector are added to US entity list

2 years ago

US Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ban TikTok In US

Escalation against popular Chinese app sees three US lawmakers seek to ban TikTok from operating in the United States

2 years ago

ARM Refuses To Sell Advanced Chip Designs To Alibaba – Report

British chip designer ARM reportedly refuses to sell advanced chip designs to a Chinese company, citing US/UK export restrictions

2 years ago

Alabama, Utah Latest US States To Ban TikTok

More US (Republican) states ban TikTok on state devices and computers, following earlier Taiwanese national security ban

2 years ago

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In Bahamas

Former CEO and founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX is arrested after the United States files charges against him

2 years ago

Antwerp City Services Down After Ransomware Attack

Online services at the city of Antwerp, Belgium knocked offline this week after ransomware attack on city's digital partner

2 years ago

Pentagon To Split $9bn Cloud Contract With Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle

You can all share the spoils. DoD's JWCC project (formerly JEDI) is to be split between four cloud service providers

2 years ago

Taiwan Bans China’s TikTok From Government Devices

National security move sees Taiwan implementing a public sector ban on China's TikTok and other Chinese software and services

2 years ago

Amazon, EU Reach Antitrust Deal – Report

Settlement reportedly reached between Amazon and European Commission over alleged anti-competitive practices

2 years ago

TSMC Triples Arizona Factory Investment To $40 Billion

President Joe Biden is to visit TSMC chip plant in Arizona after Taiwanese firm prepares to more than triple its…

2 years ago