Governement-IT

Mark Zuckerberg Meets President Trump And Other Lawmakers

Mending fences? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets President Trump and other US lawmakers

5 years ago

Huawei Next Flagship Smartphone May Not Contain Google Apps

Huawei Mate 30 will still be launched in Europe, even without Android OS, or Google Maps or YouTube

5 years ago

Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation For Job Search Tool

EU competition boss confirms investigation of Google job search tool after complaints from rivals

5 years ago

Mozilla, Google, Apple To Block Kazakhstan Surveillance

Tech giants take action against Kazakh government attempt to spy on all surfing and browsing in that country

5 years ago

Huawei Enters ‘Battle Mode’ To Beat US Blacklisting

Founder Ren Zhengfei says firm is facing “live-or-die moment” and says it must enter 'battle mode' to survive

5 years ago

Texas Suffers ‘Co-ordinated’ Ransomware Attack

Local government departments across Texas have been attacked with ransomware from 'single threat actor'

5 years ago

Russia Issues Election Protest Warning To Google

As protests continue in Moscow, Russian regulator warns to Google stop 'advertising' protests on YouTube

5 years ago

MPs Urge Consideration Of Hands Free Phone Ban For Drivers

Government urged to consider tougher restrictions on using hands-free phones whilst driving

5 years ago

Government Invests £250m For NHS AI Lab

Health Secretary announces £250m to be spent on boosting the role of AI within the health service

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

Microsoft Says Russia’s Strontium Behind IoT Hacks

Russian state-sponsored hackers linked to GRU, identified by Microsoft as attacking IoT devices

5 years ago

Senators Question Pentagon’s Motive For JEDI Cloud Contract Delay

Democratic senators ask newly appointed defence secretary if 'outside' influence was behind JEDI suspension

5 years ago

Pentagon Puts JEDI Cloud Project On Hold After Trump Criticism

After Trump alleges 'tremendous complaints' about lucrative cloud contract, Pentagon put JEDI project on hold

5 years ago

Louisiana Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attacks

Spate of ransomware attacks on school systems leads state Governor last week to declare a state of emergency

5 years ago

Openreach Announces New FTTP Locations

Acceleration of fibre to the premise (FTTP) program at Openreach, with the addition of 36 new locations

5 years ago

Government Delays Decision On Huawei 5G Involvement

Frustrated operators? UK not yet in a position to make a decision about Huawei, minister confirms

5 years ago

Huawei Decision A ‘Matter Of Urgency’ For Next PM

Decision time. Committee of MPs urges next Prime Minister of the UK to make Huawei 5G decision “urgently”

5 years ago

Arrest After Bulgaria Suffers Damaging Cyber Attack

Nearly all seven million Bulgarian adults have reportedly had their personal data compromised

5 years ago

President Trump Orders French Digital Tax Investigation

French plan to impose 3 percent tax on French revenue of large tech firms prompts US investigation

5 years ago

NHS Needs Urgent Investment In Cybersecurity

Outdated computers, lack of investment, and sparsity of skills means the NHS remains vulnerable to hackers

5 years ago

Boris Johnson Calls For Digital Tax On Tech Giants

Candidate to be prime minister says current tax arrangements for tech giants is 'deeply unfair' to the high street

5 years ago

Exports To Huawei Still Subject To ‘Highest Scrutiny’

Easing Huawei blacklisting? Not really, as US Commerce Dept insists it will apply highest national security scrutiny

5 years ago

Russia Refutes Israel Claim Of GPS Jamming

Finger pointing. Russia denies it is responsible for disrupting GPS signals at major Israeli airport

5 years ago

Bill Gates Calls For Tech Regulation

Microsoft co-founder says it is time for governments to help regulate technology giants like Facebook, Google

5 years ago

US Ambassador Warns Against Huawei For UK 5G

Allowing Huawei to build UK 5G network would be like letting a "kleptomaniac" into your home - US Ambassador

5 years ago

Apple Calls On White House To Halt China Tariffs

President Trump warning. Tariffs on Chinese goods will impact our global competitiveness, Apple predicts

5 years ago

China Warns Of UK Investments, If Huawei Is Banned

Ban on Huawei “sends a very bad signal” to other Chinese firms looking to invest in UK, ambassador warns

5 years ago

UK’s Huawei Decision Will Be Affected By US – Minister

As mobile operators pressure the government to make a decision on Huawei, a minister admits Us views are a factor

5 years ago