China antagonised by AUKUS Pacific security pact
The UK, US and Australia have formed a new defence pact apparently designed to counter China in the Asia Pacific region.
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BT adds quantum security to hollowcore fibre
BT is pretty upbeat about the possibilities of using quantum security methods to transmit data over hollowcore fibre, carrying out a trial that has implications for faster, less hackable connections.
ProtonMail and WhatsApp under pressure over user privacy failings
A couple of investigations have revealed that some services that pride themselves on user privacy might not be nearly as secure as they claim.
Apple puts plans to scan its users’ photos on hold due to backlash
Last month Apple announced plans to introduce a number of measures to protect children from abuse, which included scanning images stored in iCloud Photos.
US government co-opts big tech into cybersecurity initiative
Google, Microsoft, AWS, Apple and IBM have all pledged to collaborate with the US government to improve cyber security.
Uncarrier T-Mobile unable to protect customer data
US operator T-Mobile has confirmed that a hacker has accessed nearly 50 million customer records.
Huawei accused of IP theft and installing a backdoor in public security project
A US cloud software company is suing Chinese vendor Huawei, alleging it stole it intellectual property and installed a backdoor when they collaborated over a project in Pakistan.
Will Apple child safety gift governments the keys to comms?
Apple has caused a stir with its new child safety measures, which other tech firms and privacy advocates say could unwittingly open the door to let governments spy on their citizens.
Eurobites: Iliad gets on board with FiberCop in Italy
Also in today’s EMEA regional roundup: former Royal Mail boss in line for BT chairman role; Nokia wins at Delta Fiber; Brexit’s roaming ramifications.
StarHub the latest to suffer customer data breach
The Singapore telco detected a data dump on a third-party site containing personal information of more than 57,000 of its customers.
Eurobites: BT boosts security offering for homeworker army
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Swisscom on a roll in H1; Brits watching even more telly in lockdown; UK operators get to grips with 5G.
UK leaning towards blocking Nvidia’s Arm deal — reports
The planned $40bn merger could be in jeopardy over national security concerns.
Eurobites: Musk sets up Isle of Man beachhead for UK broadband assault
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: UK government updates on Project Gigabit; Telecom Italia makes quantum leap; O2 turns on 5G street light in Frankfurt.
Eurobites: Xavier Niel bids €3.1 billion to take Iliad private
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Proximus earnings slip in Q2; Sparkle teams up with Google on subsea links; Orange sets targets.
US and allies accuse China of ‘malicious cyber activity’
America and its mates, including the UK, have got together to denounce China’s apparent habit of indulging in state-sponsored cyber mischief.
WhatsApp resists Indian mass surveillance demands
The Indian government is increasingly unhappy about its inability to intercept private communications.
UK requires device makers to provide better security info
Proposed new UK legislation will require device makers to provide vital security information to consumers at the point of sale to help protect against cyber-attack.
AdaptiveMobile Security reckons 5G network slicing contains a major security flaw
Research published by mobile security specialist AdaptiveMobile claims all the extra complexity created by network slicing leads to new vulnerabilities.
McAfee uncovers Chinese cyber espionage campaign to steal 5G secrets
Operation Diànxùn used a fake Huawei career site to target telecoms professionals with the apparent aim of getting hold of 5G technologies.
US judge overturns Xiaomi blacklisting
One of Trump’s last acts as President was to blacklist Chinese gadget giant Xiaomi for reasons basic due process has revealed to be fundamentally flawed.
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