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US To Seek Tougher European 5G Security Rules At Prague Summit
The US has said it believes a 'rigorous' application of security rules will effectively mean banning Huawei from next-generation networks
Hackers Access Microsoft Email Accounts
The breach occurred at the beginning of this year after attackers compromised a customer support representative's login credentials
Apple’s £21bn Patent Lawsuit Against Qualcomm Arrives In Court
The row focuses on Qualcomm's lucrative licensing practices for patents and its dominant smartphone modems
Controversial EU Copyright Reform Clears Final Hurdle
EU member states, including the UK, adopt sweeping copyright changes intended to adjust rules for the digital age
Facebook Restores Services After Three-Hour Outage
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were all affected by the incident on Sunday
Gatwick Drone Attack ‘May Have Been Inside Job’
Gatwick officials say the attacker had knowledge of airport procedures and may have monitored its communications networks
No Nationalised 5G Networks, Says President Trump
No nationalised 5G. Private sector is best way to deploy nationwide 5G networks, says President Trump
IT Life: Allan Alford, Mitel
Mitel chief information security officer Allan Alford talks about evolving security challenges, machine learning – and how he unexpectedly ended up with an iPhone
Chipmaker ASML Admits IP Theft, But Rejects China Claim
Dutch chipmaker says workers in US stole intellectual property, but rejects Chinese espionage implications
Microsoft, AWS Shortlisted For Pentagon Cloud Contract
Two leading cloud providers shortlisted for Pentagon cloud computing contract after Google withdraws
Slack Deepens Microsoft Office Integration
Users can now more easily access Outlook calendar events and emails and OneDrive files from within Slack
Connected Car Rules Blocked In European Parliament Vote
The European Commission's proposal has fuelled opposition from network operators, who say it's incompatible with Europe's 5G rollout ambitions
Facebook Changes User Terms Under Pressure From European Commission
The changes for the first time clearly spell out Facebook's business model of selling user data for use in targeted advertising
Prolific London-Based Ransomware Blackmailer Jailed
Zain Qaiser's malware-laced adverts are thought to have brought in more than £4m in ransom payments from users in 20 countries
China Looks To Phase Out Bitcoin Mining
The biggest crypto-mining companies are based there, but China may now list the activity amongst the 'undesireable' economic sectors destined for elimination
Study Highlights ‘Relentless’ Attacks On Critical Infrastructure
A Ponemon Institute report finds critical systems being taken offline by cyber-attacks, with security teams struggling to gain a clear picture of the IT systems they are trying to protect
Data Protection Regulator To Probe EU Institutions’ Contracts With Microsoft
The investigation follows a Dutch report that found privacy concerns with the way Microsoft held public authorities' data in a US-based data centre
Ministers Call For Scottish Police To Delay Rollout Of Phone-Hacking Tech
MSPs say more work is needed on the privacy and human rights implications of the controversial tools, which bypass phone encryption to access personal data
US Defence Department Sees Global Division Over 5G Standards
Military study warns the US may be the only country to widely use the 5G mmWave standard, with the rest of the world using sub-6 networks – led by China
Vestager Calls For Europe To ‘Take The Lead’ On Digital Tax
European countries should push ahead with taxes aimed at fairer digital taxation and allow the rest of the world to catch up, says EU competition commissioner
NCSC Expert Calls Huawei Security ‘Very, Very Shoddy’
Huawei gear could be banned from Westminster over 'poor' engineering practices, says NCSC technical director
Government Publishes Social Media Regulation Plans
White paper calls for an independent regulator that would write a code of conduct covering illegal or dangerous content – and would have the power to impose huge fines
Study Finds ‘Systemic’ Mobile Financial App Insecurity
Tools including retail banking apps fail to take appropriate precautions to stop their software and systems from being hacked, researchers discover
Okta Launches Hybrid Cloud Identity Management
At its Oktane19 conference, the cloud identity management firm also launches a new service for securing access to critical enterprise servers
After Months In Doldrums, Bitcoin Surges Over $5,000
After a 74 percent drop in 2018, Bitcoin has showed relatively little activity this year – but its sudden rise causes other crypto-assets to jump
Mozilla Looks To Reduce Push Notification Spam
The browser conducts experiments as it looks for ways to stop irksome push notification requests from bombarding Firefox users
Google Pulls Plug On Failed Google+ Social Network After Data Breach
Other products retired this spring include Inbox by Gmail, the Goo.gl URL shortener and older Pixel smartphones
ICO Calls On Facebook To Prove It’s Sincere On Regulation
If Facebook is truly in favour of stronger social media rules, it should revisit its appeal of last year's £500,000 fine over the Cambridge Analytica leak, says information commissioner
Microsoft Claims Speed Edge With Open Source Python Type Checker
Microsoft's Pyright runs independently of Python, intended to give it a performance boost over rivals such as Mypy – but it remains a work in progress