Plans by the government in the Online Safety Bill to require tech companies to scan encrypted messages will damage the UK’s reputation for data security, the UK’s professional body for IT has warned. BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, which has 70,000 members, said that government proposals in the new laws to compromise end-to-end encryption … Leer más
It is amazing how the digital world has evolved. Digitisation, says Harmeen Mehta, chief digital innovation officer at BT, informs organisations on what kind of products to build and how they build these products. It has also meant that organisations structure IT in a way that is more agile. She says there is a lot … Leer más
Zoom Video Communications has announced Zoom Notes, a workspace to create and collaborate on before, during and after meetings. The fundamental aim of Notes – available for all users at no additional cost and set to roll out in the coming weeks – is to allow users to collaborate by letting them create and share … Leer más
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has approved a five-year digital strategy for Police Scotland that seeks to shift the force from “doing digital” to “being digital” through a series of investments into both new and existing technology capabilities. Drafted with the assistance of consultancy firm Ernst & Young and XXX Capgemini, the strategy outlines priorities … Leer más
Danish operator TDC NET has launched the country’s first 5G Standalone (SA) network. The digital infrastructure provider claims to be the largest and most experienced provider of digital infrastructure in Denmark, and it’s aiming to create stable and future-proof connections to become the digital infrastructure of the future in the region. The company believes Danish … Leer más
Users of Juniper Networks SRX series firewalls and EX series switches are being warned to patch four different vulnerabilities affecting the Junos operating system (OS) as a matter of urgency after exploitation was detected in the wild. Juniper disclosed the vulnerabilities on 17 August 2023, and issued patches for each of them. Left unaddressed, an … Leer más
By Ricardo Villadiego, Lumu Technologies Published: 01 Sep 2023 The recent operation against the Qakbot (“Qbot”) botnet by the US’ FBI, Justice Department and their international partners is nothing short of commendable. By taking down this long-running botnet, we have been shown what is possible when the cyber security community works together to take on … Leer más
Satellite operator SES has inked a deal with Timor-Leste mobile operator Viettel Timor Unipessoal Lda (Telemor) to deliver enhanced connectivity services, expanding an eight-year partnership in what is becoming a key region for data and broadcast solutions. Established in 2012 with services being introduced the following year, Telemor is the biggest mobile operator in Timor-Leste, … Leer más
The UK government’s Defence and Security Accelerator (Dasa) has launched a “market exploration” of facial-recognition technologies to identify mature capabilities that can be deployed by the Home Office for “policing and security purposes” within the next 18 months. Part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Dasa regularly conducts market exploration exercises to determine which technologies … Leer más
Two research reports from leading European research firms have highlighted the extent to which the internet of things (IoT) market is on the up, almost literally, as satellite IoT users are growing substantially while IoT gateways in industrial applications are also accelerating. According to specialist IoT analyst Berg Insight, only about 10% of the Earth’s … Leer más
