It will have to be seen how Britain can block Huawei from only its core 5G network since it is very difficult to distinguish between core and non-core. As per a source within the Britain’s security establishment, London will not only block China’s Huawei Technologies from all core parts of its 5G network but will…
In February, Germany’s cybersecurity agency had stated, the country had experienced a big increase in the number of security incidents hitting critical infrastructure, including power grids and water suppliers. German broadcasters BR and NDR had reported on these incidents. In a significant development, Germany’s largest drugmaker, Bayer stated it had mitigated a cyber attack on…
Sweden aims to tighten telecom component suppliers and operators who don’t meet sufficiently high security standards. Anders Ygeman, Sweden’s minister for digital development stated, Stockholm wants to tighten regulatory requirement for telecom suppliers and operators. Sweden’s concerns comes in the midst of heightened concerns revolving around network security. “We want to be able to exclude…
Unlike smartphones which recognize faces, LG’s offering can scan the vein structure of a user’s hands in 3D. In a first, South Korea’s LG Electronics has unveiled a 5G smartphone featuring a dual screen, underscoring new design efforts by the company to revive flagging sales. Both screens work independent to each other on the LG…
Demisto develops and markets automation tools for information security management, including a chatbot that assists in handling tasks. Palo Alto Networks Inc, a cyber security company stated it would be acquiring Demisto Inc, a U.S.-Israeli information security firm for $560 million using cash and stock. Founded in 2015 by four McAfee executives, Demisto develops and…
Thailand is more sensitive about the price of setting up its 5G networks than its national security. On Friday, despite calls from the United States to to its allies to bar China’s Huawei Technologies from building next generation mobile networks, Thailand launched a test bed for the Chinese telecom giant. Huawei is facing growing pressure…
While visiting Japan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated, before Huawei is allowed to bid for building Germany’s 5G network, some solid guarantees will have to be provided by the Chinese state. On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made it very clear to China that Germany will not simply hand over data to the Chinese state.…
The bug allows an iPhone user placing a video call using Apple’s FaceTime video calling feature to hear background audio from the recipient’s phone even if the recipient has not yet picked up the call. Apparently, the bug relies on Apple’s group video calling feature. Apple has stated, it will issue a software patch later…
Despite facing international pressure on its business, Huawei has managed to secure 30 contracts to supply 5G equipment; it has already shipped 25,000 5G base stations. As per a report by French newspaper Les Echos, France is weighing its option for introducing a bill amendment so as to empower its defense and security institutions to…
SoftBank will also source its 5G network equipment from Nokia and Ericsson rather than from Huawei: Nikkei In a significant development, Japan’s Nikkei has reported without citing sources, SoftBank Group Corp plans on replacing 4G network equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd with equivalent hardware from Nokia and Ericsson. Further, for its 5G network,…
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