Britain’s most secret court is to hear claims that UK authorities unlawfully targeted two journalists in a “covert surveillance” operation after they exposed the failure of police in Northern Ireland to investigate paramilitary killings. Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey are bringing the case against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Durham Constabulary, GCHQ and … Leer más
UK datacentre operators need to brace themselves for the possibility of the UK government gaining powers that might insist they connect their facilities to district heat networks, TechUK has warned. The UK technology trade body made the claim in its 25-page Warming up to efficiency: Understanding the potential benefits and pitfalls of datacentre heat export … Leer más
With the leading comms operators rushing to roll out out advanced 5G networks across their footprints and take advantage of their inherent characteristics such as network slicing, Telefónica has completed a “milestone” with Ericsson to define and test a first on-demand process for consumers to experience premium 5G network connection with enhanced performance characteristics. Tested … Leer más
Data from international communications enabler BICS has revealed a 156% year-on-year spike in the number of non-standalone 5G roamers for consumer and internet of things (IoT) devices across its network. BICS found that even though IoT is still in its adolescence, the increase in machine roamers using a 5G connection is an encouraging sign the … Leer más
Even five years after the first 5G networks were deployed, enterprise adoption of these next-generation mobile networks has been slower than anticipated. There are a number of reasons for this, including cost implications, a lack of awareness around technical use cases and a C-Suite desire to maximise their 4G investments before upgrading. Many of the … Leer más
For a long time, CIOs and IT leaders were encouraged to view hybrid cloud as a stepping stone as they worked to migrate their on-premise workloads and applications to the public cloud. Public cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) was one of the tech giants to subscribe to this view, with Amazon.com CTO Werner Vogels … Leer más
Many analysts have regarded fixed wireless access (FWA) as one of the key use cases for 5G networks, with a commensurate surge in uptake. This is reflected in the latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report, there are now clear household preferences for high-speed broadband and convenience supporting 5G FWA adoption. The Ericsson ConsumerLab report: Capturing the 5G … Leer más
The Home Office has signed a data sharing and technology-collaboration agreement with European Union (EU) border agency Frontex to crack down on small boats crossing the English Channel. Signed on 23 February, the Home Office said the working arrangement will enhance both sides’ operational response to illegal migration by allowing for improved intelligence and information … Leer más
The National Crime Agency (NCA) and its partner agencies have teased limited details of the identity of LockBit’s public face, LockBitSupp, via the gang’s dark web leak site, which it took control of earlier this week in an apparently successful takedown of the notorious ransomware gang, dubbed Operation Cronos. In an update which was delayed … Leer más
Cyber attacks against vulnerable instances of the ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote management platform are now being observed following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in the service, including some by an individual using a leaked variant of LockBit ransomware. CVE-2024-1709 – described as “trivial” to exploit by one researcher who has poked around under the bonnet … Leer más