Governement-IT

US Charges Four Chinese Military Officials Over Equifax Hack

The US Department of Justice has charged four Chinese military hackers with carrying out the 2017 breach of Equifax credit…

5 years ago

OECD Confirms Rewrite Of Global Tax Laws

Digital tax. 140 governments agree to rewrite cross border tax laws that will increase the tax paid by tech giants…

5 years ago

United Nations Covered Up Hack – Report

Hack compromised 20 admin accounts and malware was implanted on 40 servers, but the UN opted to cover up the…

5 years ago

British Government Approves Huawei For Limited 5G Role

United Kingdom shrugs off persistent US pressure and allows Huawei a restricted 5G role after designating it a “high risk…

5 years ago

OECD Tells UK To ‘Hold Fire’ On Digital Tax

British plans to introduce a digital or tech tax in April should be delayed until a global consensus is reached,…

5 years ago

Apple’s Tim Cook Calls For Overhaul Of Global Tax System

Corporation tax needs global overhaul Cook says, as President Macron and President Trump declare truce in digital tax spat

5 years ago

US Evidence Of Huawei Contained ‘No Smoking Gun’ – Report

Dossier of evidence about Huawei from America's delegation to the United Kingdom this week, reportedly contains no smoking gun information

5 years ago

US Urges UK To Reject Huawei For 5G

Final pitch to the UK, as America threatens to cut intelligence-sharing with allies if Huawei is used for 5G networks

5 years ago

France, US To Attempt Digital Tax Agreement In Two Weeks

Both countries have set the target of two weeks to reach agreement over France's implementation of a digital or tech…

5 years ago

Chat App ToTok Is Spy Tool For UAE – Report

ToTok chat and messaging app that is popular in UAE, is allegedly a spy tool for the government, it is…

5 years ago

Russia ‘Successfully Tests’ Sovereign Internet – Report

Russian pursuit of “sovereign internet” sees the country test its Internet unplugged from rest of the world

5 years ago

France Fines Google 150m Euros For Anti-Competitive Behaviour

Anti-competitive behaviour and advertising rule breaches. France hits Google with hefty 150m euros penalty over its online advertising domination

5 years ago

Queen’s Speech Focuses On Gigabit Broadband, Skills, Internet Safety

Broadband pledge. The Queen's speech shows that for tech, the new government will accelerate gigabit broadband, focus on Internet safety,…

5 years ago

Ransomware Forces New Orleans To Declare State Of Emergency

Another ransomware victim. Staff told to switch off computers as government of New Orleans declares state of emergency

5 years ago

Iran Defeats ‘Second Cyber-Attack’, Minister Claims

Telecoms minister of Iran says his country has foiled a second cyber-attack targetting government systems in less than a week

5 years ago

Boris Johnson Victory: What It Means For Tech Sector

What does the general election victory of Boris Johnson and the Conservatives mean for the technology sector? Silicon UK takes…

5 years ago

Government Departments Admit Rise In Lost Laptops

FoI requests from Apricorn reveals soaring levels of missing laptops from government departments, with the Ministry Of Justice the chief…

5 years ago

Amazon’s Pentagon JEDI Complaint Blames President Trump

US President Donald Trump has been named in official AWS complaint over Pentagon JEDI cloud contract award to Microsoft Azure

5 years ago

AWS Boss Points To ‘Political Interference’ Over Pentagon’s JEDI Decision

Amazon cloud boss cites 'significant political interference' over Pentagon decision to award JEDI contract to Microsoft Azure

5 years ago

Boris Johnson Warns Huawei Could Still Be Excluded From 5G

Not so fast. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hints Huawei role in 5G might harm UK security after President Trump warning…

5 years ago

Boris Johnson Backs Digital Tax, Despite US Opposition

Prime Minister defies US President Trump and insists British digital tax on US tech giants will proceed

5 years ago

FBI Warns Of FaceApp ‘Counterintelligence Threat’

Russian connection over app that ages people’s faces, results in FBI issuing an official warning of its 'counterintelligence threat'

5 years ago

Digital Tax Payback As US Vows Tax On Champagne, Cheese

Cheese, champagne, and handbags may be hit with punitive duties of up to 100% by the United States in response…

5 years ago

Free Broadband? The Politics of Tech

With news that if the Labour Party were to win power, they would nationalise BT’s fixed-line network, effectively delivering free…

5 years ago

Interpol Delays Encryption Condemnation After Opposition

Criticism from civil liberties groups and tech firms halts Interpol's plan to condemn spread of encryption

5 years ago

Welsh Government Account Tweets Porn

Cyberattack sees official Twitter account of the UK Government in Wales post pornography

5 years ago

Oracle Appeals Pentagon JEDI Contract Exclusion

'JEDI suffers from corruption of a high order' thunders Oracle as it appeals lower court ruling over its exclusion from…

5 years ago

US, Taiwan Hold Joint Cyberwarfare Exercise

Stimulation drill involves Taiwan and US experts, amid cyber threats from North Korea and China

5 years ago

France, Germany Want European Alternative To US Cloud Giants

European powerhouses urge local cloud alternative to the likes of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud

5 years ago