Coronavirus lockdown sees malicious activity on organisational networks triple in the UK and double in the US as staff move outside the corporate firewall
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European Coronavirus Tracing App Scheme Gets Governments’ Backing
Contact tracing apps are set to arrive in Europe and elsewhere in the coming weeks, with authorities hoping they could help lift Covid-19 restrictions
Coronavirus: Google Blocks 18 Million Daily Covid-19 Scam Emails
Online threat. In the past week alone Google says it has blocked 126 million Covid-related daily phishing scams
Coronavirus: EU Sets Out Guidance For Covid-19 Tracking App
European Commission publishes detailed guidance for EU member states developing their own Coronavirus tracking and warning apps
FBI Official Warns Government Hackers Are Targetting Covid-19 Research
Senior FBI official warns foreign government hackers have compromised healthcare firms conducting research for Coronavirus treatments
Coronavirus: Pandemic Ends 700 Years Tradition After Virtual Parliament Approval
Plan for a virtual parliament has been approved, breaking a 700 year tradition of law makers conducting business in the same room
Apple Releases Budget Friendly iPhone SE2
Still no 5G. Budget friendly iPhone SE launched by Apple, amid stalling global economies due to worldwide Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Amazon To Close French Warehouses After Court Ruling
French court rules Amazon must only deliver essential goods during Coronavirus pandemic. In response, Amazon says it will close its French warehouses
Coronavirus: Folding@Home Volunteers Merge Home PCs For Fastest Supercomputer
Folding@Home volunteers utilise home PCs to create world's fastest supercomputer to help tackle deadly Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Apple Begins Publishing Mobility Data
Not as detailed as Google's Covid-19 Community Mobility reports, but Apple has released a tool that shows changes in people's travel or mobility patterns
Coronavirus: Attacks On Phone Masts Surge Over Easter
Thank you, foolish celebrities. Attacks on mobile phone towers surge over Easter, with one attack on a tower serving Birmingham's Nightingale hospital
Coronavirus: Amazon Fires Two More Staff Critical Of Warehouse Conditions
E-commerce giant fires two more workers after they criticised working conditions in warehouses amid the Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Ofcom To Investigate Eamonn Holmes Over 5G Comments
He should know better. Ofcom investigating “as a priority” after Eamonn Holmes makes 5G Coronavirus comment on television
Coronavirus: UK Confirms Development Of Covid-19 Contact App
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirms government is developing an app to warn users if they came into close contact with Covid-19 infected person
Huawei Warns Of ‘Disservice’ To UK If Excluded From 5G
No u-turn please. Open letter from UK boss of Huawei defends 5G role, amid growing disquiet over Chinese government actions during Coronavirus pandemic
Dutch Police Shut Down DDoS Services
As people around the world turn to online services during the pandemic, hackers seek profits from denial-of-service and ransomware attacks
IBM Targets COBOL Skills Shortage Brought On By Pandemic
US states are struggling to find programmers skilled in 60-year-old COBOL programming language as coronavirus puts pressure on ageing government mainframes
Singapore Suspends Classroom Zoom Use After ‘Serious Incidents’
Education Ministry suspends Zoom for home-based learning after hackers disrupt virtual classroom during first week of country's school lockdown
Amazon To Build Own Coronavirus Testing Lab
Company aims to institute Covid-19 testing on a large scale to monitor staff health as it faces criticism of its response to pandemic
Apple, Google Work Together On ‘Private’ Coronavirus Tracing Tech
Tech giants propose anonymous Bluetooth tech to alert users when they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19
Coronavirus: Google Location Data Shows Rise In Visits To Parks
Google releases second tranche of location data that reveals there was a rise in people visiting parks during the warm weather last weekend
Coronavirus: Samsung, Facebook, Donate Devices To NHS
Samsung donates 2,000 robust smartphones and other equipment for NHS Nightingale hospitals, as Facebook donates 2,050 Portal devices
Coronavirus: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Quizzed Over Sacked Worker
Letter to CEO over fired worker, who raised concerns about worker protection and cleanliness of local Amazon facility during pandemic
Coronavirus: US Senators Advised To Avoid Using Zoom – Report
US Senate reportedly becomes the latest organisation to advise members not to use Zoom, over privacy and security concerns
Coronavirus: UK, US Warn Hackers Are Exploiting Pandemic
Cybersecurity officials in the UK and US are warning that state-backed hackers and criminals are taking advantage of the Coronavirus pandemic
Zoom Sued For Security Lapses, Hires Ex-Facebook Security Boss Stamos
Video conferencing app hit with lawsuit for overstating its privacy standards, as it hires former Facebook security executive
Tesla Cuts Staff Wages, Furloughs Workforce
All non-essential workers at Tesla have been placed on furlough, and wages cut, amid the production shutdown due to pandemic
Coronavirus: EU Seeks Unified Approach For Covid-19 Tracking App
European Union warns against fragmented approach for digital technologies and mobile apps, used to help track the Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: WhatsApp To Limit Forwarding To Slow Spread Of Fake News
False Covid-19 claims that has seen mobile masts and towers attacked, has resulted in WhatsApp imposing a strict limit on forwarded messages
Coronavirus: Twitter Boss Jack Dorsey Pledges $1 Billion For Covid-19 Fight
Twitter's Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion, more than a quarter of his personal fortune, to help in the global fight against the Coronavirus pandemic