American Express customers exposed through third-party breach

American Express has written to customers warning that their account details may have been breached after a third-party supplier to various merchants reported unauthorised access to its systems. Details emerged following a letter to regulators in the US state of Massachusetts. The credit card giant told customers that its own systems were not accessed and that … Leer más

Emerging low-loss materials pave road to 6G

Even though it will be several years before the high-frequency, high-performance bands of mmWave 5G will be ready for commercial use, the comms industry is already preparing for 6G telecommunications, and a research note from IDTechEx is warning that for 6G technologies to eventually be deployed globally in a decade, key research and development activities … Leer más

Banning ransomware payments back on the agenda

The topic of whether or not it would be appropriate to enact a legal ban on making or facilitating a ransomware payment is once again on the agenda, after being raised by Ciaran Martin, leading cyber security expert and inaugural chief executive of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), in The Times. This comes … Leer más

How to Factory Reset Android: Phones or Tablets

If you’re having problems with your Android phone or tablet, such as continual slow-downs or glitches, then it could be that the system has picked up a few knocks and needs to be reset to get it back to top working order.  Or, maybe you’re thinking of selling the device or gifting it to a … Leer más

Vodafone, Intel extend Open RAN research collaboration

Vodafone has announced an extension of its work with Intel on optimising advanced algorithms for use in Open RAN platforms. Vodafone and Intel believe one of the key principles of Open RAN is the disaggregation of the access networks and mobile antennas within open radio (O-RU) domains, which means separating hardware and software to drive … Leer más