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NCSC Chief Says Huawei 5G Risk Can Be MitigatedNCSC Chief Says Huawei 5G Risk Can Be Mitigated

NCSC Chief Says Huawei 5G Risk Can Be Mitigated

Ciaran Martin says UK's mitigation strategy for Huawe 'works', in the face of US pressure to ban the company on…

6 years ago
Huawei Founder Slams US Arrest Of His DaughterHuawei Founder Slams US Arrest Of His Daughter

Huawei Founder Slams US Arrest Of His Daughter

Reclusive founder says he would close down Huawei before allowing it to undertake spying activities

6 years ago
Germany To Consult With Telcos On Huawei BanGermany To Consult With Telcos On Huawei Ban

Germany To Consult With Telcos On Huawei Ban

German government seeks response to US pressure to ban Chinese firms from 5G networks as first spectum auctions loom

6 years ago
Russian Telcos Consider Experimental Disconnection From Global InternetRussian Telcos Consider Experimental Disconnection From Global Internet

Russian Telcos Consider Experimental Disconnection From Global Internet

The exercise would allow telcos to simulate how their networks would function if Russia were cut off from the worldwide…

6 years ago
UK ‘Planning Laws’ To Ban Huawei From Sensitive ProjectsUK ‘Planning Laws’ To Ban Huawei From Sensitive Projects

UK ‘Planning Laws’ To Ban Huawei From Sensitive Projects

Cabinet ministers reportedly back changes to procurement rules as US ratchets up pressure against China in Eastern and Central Europe

6 years ago
Apple Faces FaceTime Security Questions As It Releases Bug FixApple Faces FaceTime Security Questions As It Releases Bug Fix

Apple Faces FaceTime Security Questions As It Releases Bug Fix

The US House of Representatives queries Apple over its initial delay in addressing the flaw, which allows users to listen…

6 years ago
Companies Found Vulnerable To Common Unpatched FlawsCompanies Found Vulnerable To Common Unpatched Flaws

Companies Found Vulnerable To Common Unpatched Flaws

Penetration tests find most firms vulnerable via multiple vectors, including well-known security bugs and perimeter Wi-Fi weaknesses

6 years ago
Virgin Media Trials 8Gbps Broadband In Rural VillageVirgin Media Trials 8Gbps Broadband In Rural Village

Virgin Media Trials 8Gbps Broadband In Rural Village

Need for speed. Virgin Media trials 8Gbps broadband in Cambridgeshire village

6 years ago
US Appeals Court Hears Net Neutrality ChallengeUS Appeals Court Hears Net Neutrality Challenge

US Appeals Court Hears Net Neutrality Challenge

Legal challenge to overturning of net neutrality laws continues, with decision due in the summer

6 years ago
Bluetooth 5.1 Delivers Pinpoint Location AccuracyBluetooth 5.1 Delivers Pinpoint Location Accuracy

Bluetooth 5.1 Delivers Pinpoint Location Accuracy

Location services boost as new spec delivers exact location data, to within one centimetre

6 years ago
US Urges Allies To Utilise Western Tech Instead Of HuaweiUS Urges Allies To Utilise Western Tech Instead Of Huawei

US Urges Allies To Utilise Western Tech Instead Of Huawei

US envoy to EU alleges there is “classified evidence” of security breaches by Chinese networking giant

6 years ago
Gartner: Cloud Fuels Enterprise Software Spending SurgeGartner: Cloud Fuels Enterprise Software Spending Surge

Gartner: Cloud Fuels Enterprise Software Spending Surge

Brexit and US-China trade tensions pose less of a threat than skills shortages, as businesses buy into the cloud and…

6 years ago
Poland Set To Ban Huawei From 5G NetworkPoland Set To Ban Huawei From 5G Network

Poland Set To Ban Huawei From 5G Network

In a sudden turnaround, Poland now says it will replace Huawei with European or US suppliers in wake of spy…

6 years ago
US Health Insurers To Work With IBM On Blockchain TrialsUS Health Insurers To Work With IBM On Blockchain Trials

US Health Insurers To Work With IBM On Blockchain Trials

The planned blockchain-based network could be used to slash costs around claims processing, payments and maintaining provider directories

6 years ago
Huawei Targets Top Smartphone Spot Amidst Row With USHuawei Targets Top Smartphone Spot Amidst Row With US

Huawei Targets Top Smartphone Spot Amidst Row With US

As political battle rages, Huawei highlights stellar smartphone growth, introduces groundbreaking 5G gear – and promises to show its folding…

6 years ago

Ministry Of Justice Network Chaos ‘Not Caused By Cyber-Attack’

Justice minister blames unknown partner data centre issues for network disruption affecting courts and other MoJ services over the past…

6 years ago

Huawei CFO Has ‘Good Case’ Against Extradition To US

Claim comes as US Justice department confirms intension to seek formal extradition from Canada

6 years ago

IT Life: Justin Day, 6point6 Cloud Gateway

6point6 Cloud Gateway chief executive Justin Day talks about the shift from hardware to software, flying cars and the historic…

6 years ago

China Warns Canada Of ‘Repercussions’ For Huawei 5G Ban

Relationship turns increasingly frosty as Canada mulls whether to ban Huawei's 5G equipment

6 years ago

Reclusive Huawei Founder Says Firm Does Not Spy For China

Ren Zhengfei's comments follow the arrest of a Huawei staff in Poland on spying charges, the latest incident to put…

6 years ago

US Government Shutdown Disrupts Security On .Gov Sites

Researchers find dozens of expired security certificates affecting sensitive sites used by the likes of NASA and the Department of…

6 years ago

IT Life: Jamie Hutton, Quantexa

Quantexa chief technology officer Jamie Hutton talks about artificial intelligence, international money laundering, and his favourite DJ app

6 years ago

Microsoft Says Windows 7 Activation Bug Was Caused By Server Update

The issue, affecting some volume-licensed Windows 7 systems, occurred at the same time as the release of Microsoft's January patches,…

6 years ago

Huawei CFO Case Deepens Amid Documents Discovery

Sanction busting? Documents reportedly show suspected ties to two front companies used to sell kit to Iran

6 years ago

Landline Usage Continues To Plummet

Use of landlines fallen by 50 percent in past five years as people increasingly use their smartphones

6 years ago

IT Life: Hiren Parekh, OVH

OVH's director of cloud Hiren Parekh talks about the challenges of large-scale data processing, why he likes to keep different…

6 years ago

SpaceX Starts Construction Of Mars Rocket Prototype

The company also launched its first navigation satellite for the US military, in a win against Boeing and Lockheed-Martin

6 years ago

UK Security Firm Uncovers Hot Tub Remote Hack Flaw

The lack of security means tens of thousands of hot tubs could be remotely controlled by attackers from anywhere in…

6 years ago

BT To Remove Huawei Gear From Next-Gen Emergency Network

BT said it would swap out the Chinese vendor's equipment at its own cost and that the process wouldn't mean…

6 years ago

IT Life: Giorgio Regni, Scality

Scality chief technology officer Giorgio Regni talks about cloud apps, collaborative development and the surprising way he found to improve…

6 years ago