In a UK first, customers in Salisbury are now no longer able buy landlines or broadband on the copper network, after a full fibre deployment in the city
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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
Canada Plans Digital Services Tax In 2022
Despite OECD talks on common approach, Canada becomes latest country to announce its own digital services tax on big tech
Apple Fined $12 Million In Italy Over Waterproof Claims
Apple fined £9.3 million for 'misleading' Italian consumers over claims about the waterproof nature of its iPhone portfolio
FCC Head Ajit Pai Stepping Down, Raises Net Neutrality Hopes
What now for US net neutrality, as Trump appointee Ajit Pai, announces he will step down from FCC when Joe Biden is sworn in
Canon Finally Confirms August Attack Exposed Staff Data
Three months after the media reported Canon had 10TB of data stolen, the firm finally confirms staff data has been compromised
UK Government To Ban Installation Of New Huawei 5G Kit
Government to stop mobile operators installing stockpiled Huawei 5G equipment from September 2021, after purchase ban of new kit
Microsoft Criticised For ‘Workplace Surveillance’ Feature
Microsoft 365 Productivity Score feature, introduced last month, criticised for analysing 'extensive data' on individual employees' activities
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Specops Software – Password Security: How to Use the NCSC Password List in Your Active Directory
How strong is your business’s password security? Learn how including the NCSC Password List in Your Active Directory can have a dramatic positive impact on your password security
Facebook Removes Thousands Of Illegal UK Ads
Facebook removes more than 2,000 ads exploiting health fears and selling dubious Covid-19 cures in first half of 2020 as regulators tighten grip
Huawei Founder Calls Honor Sale A ‘Clean Break’
Sell-off of Honor consumer brand should allow newly independent company to 'very quickly' resume production formerly hobbled by US sanctions, says Ren Zhengfei
European Commission Approves French Fibre Acquisition
Altice/SFR gets the go-ahead to buy wholesale rival Covage, but will spin off its fibre-to-the-office operations into an independent unit
Disruption Continues Two Weeks After Manchester United Cyber-Attack
Manchester United has confirmed it was struck by a 'sophisticated' cyber-attack but declined to comment on reported ransom demands
Government Told To Open Up On AI Decision-Making
Government advisory body publishes roadmap to 'responsible' use of AI and algorithms, following summer chaos over computer-determined school grades
North Korean Hackers Target AstraZeneca For Covid Vaccine
North Korean hackers pose as recruiters on LinkedIn and WhatsApp, to send job offer documents laden with malware to AstraZeneca staff
UK To Implement Tougher Competition Rules On Tech In 2021
Competition and Markets Authority to implement tougher competition laws on tech giants such as Facebook and Google in 2021
Facebook’s Libra To Launch In January – Report
Libra to launch as early as January, but the Facebook backed cryptocurrency will be scaled back even further after regulatory and political concerns
Foxconn Moves Some Apple Production To Vietnam
Foxconn is reportedly moving the manufacturing of some iPads and Macbooks out of China to Vietnam, at the request of Apple itself
Trump Administration Grants ByteDance TikTok Sale Extension
ByteDance granted seven day extension by Trump administration of TikTok sale order to new company including Oracle and Walmart
Tech Giants Face Fines Or Even Break-up, Warns EU Digital Head
New European rules to rein in big name tech firms will include the power to potentially break-up firms, EU digital chief warns
Amazon Web Services Restored After Outage
Amazon's cloud service on Wednesday suffered a widespread outage impacting parts of the Internet, but normal AWS operations have now been restored
Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts Full Fibre Broadband Rollout
Government finances are hurting. Delay to ambitious plan to roll out gigabit broadband to every home in UK by 2025, after pandemic spending review
Bristol City Council Data Breach Revealed Names Of Disabled Children
Mass email from the council contained the names and email addresses of children with special educational needs and disabilities
France Warns Big Tech To Pay Digital Tax In December
Pay up, pay up. France issues notices to big name tech firms such as Amazon and Facebook, to prepare to pay digital tax levy from next month
Twitter To Relaunch Verification Scheme In 2021
New Twitter policy on how prominent people and organisations can earn the blue tick verification mark, is to be launched next year
India Bans Another 43 Mobile Apps In China Confrontation
Fresh tranche of mobile apps (most of them Chinese) have been banned by the Indian government amid ongoing dispute with Beijing
Elon Musk Overtakes Bill Gates As World’s Second Richest
Tesla share price rises continues to build the personal fortune of Elon Musk, placing him in second place behind Amazon's Jeff Bezos
UK Telcos Face Large Fines For Using Huawei Kit
New security bill promises to fine big British telecom firms over £100,000 a day, if they continue using Huawei equipment
OneWeb Emerges From Bankruptcy For UK Space Push
Government confirms it has secured satellite internet firm OneWeb to help fulfill UK's “ambitions to be at the forefront of space technology”
IBM To Axe 8,000 Staff In Europe – Report
Big Blue is reportedly planning to lay off 8,000 staff across Europe, with 2,000 positions expected to go in the UK alone
Apple Security Boss Charged With Bribery
Head of security at Apple charged with bribery, over allegations of donation of 200 iPads in return for four concealed-weapon permits for Apple staff