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Spain wants to scrap end-to-end encryption

According to a leaked EU document, there is significant appetite from some EU member states to allow private messages to be scanned in order to curb the spread of child sexual abuse material.

China inevitably bans US chip company Micron

China has decided that two can play at the game of sanctioning the companies of its geopolitical rivals on vague national security grounds.

Mobile security consolidation as F-Secure buys Lookout’s consumer arm

Finnish cybersecurity company F-Secure is buying the consumer mobile security business of Lookout to boost its presence in the US market.

Generative AI is a gift for cyber criminals

While there’s lots of talk about how jobs might disappear in the face of a rapidly advancing generative AI sector, it may also provide hackers and scammers tools to scale up their operations.

VMO2 buddies up with Telefónica Tech for UK cloud and security push

UK operator VMO2 is now flogging B2B cloud and security products in the UK courtesy of a partnership with Telefónica Tech.

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The race to protect networks against quantum computing powered cyber attacks

Telecoms.com spoke to Vanesa Diaz, CEO at Quantum Key Distribution firm LuxQuanta about quantum computing becoming a reality and the technologies pitched as the best defence against nefarious future uses of it.

Messaging apps say UK Online Safety Bill will make things less safe

The heads of a bunch of messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Signal, have written an open letter imploring the UK government to urgently rethink its proposed new internet law.

US moves to increase pressure on allies over Huawei and ZTE

A new US law is set pass that will name and shame any country it considers an ally if they are found to use any Huawei or ZTE kit.

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Akamai flags prevalence of malware on corporate networks

Up to 16% of organisations have exhibited signs of a possible data breach in the last year, claims Akamai.

TikTok attempts to sooth EU over privacy and security concerns

Social media app TikTok has launched Project Clover, which seems to be designed to alleviate fears that vast quantities of user data could be accessed by the Chinese state.

T-Mobile US hack affects 37 million customers

Magenta mobile operator T-Mobile has been left pink with embarrassment following a data breach affecting 37 million customers.

Security could be a fly in the ointment for the IoT boom

Cyber security firm CUJO AI has produced a report on the state of cybersecurity. Telecoms.com got an early look at the findings and they paint a grim picture of the threats to IoT devices and home networks.

UK government asks app firms to volunteer for new rules

The UK government is asking the app industry to sign up to a new voluntary code of practice which is supposed to bolster security and privacy requirements on all apps and app stores available in the UK.

The rise of scam calls and the ‘Holy Grail’ of telecoms

Britons are getting hit with more dodgy calls and texts than ever before, prompting Ofcom to nudge the telco industry into doing something about it. We spoke to Eli Katz, CEO, XConnect about what can be done to bat away the spam.

Not much for telecoms in the latest AWS launch-fest

US public cloud giant Amazon Web Services is having its annual jamboree this week, which has produced the inevitable flood of announcements.

UK set to implement new rules for fibre and 5G builds

The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill is supposed to help smooth fibre rollouts as well as address security issues on smart gadgets.