Cyber Security
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T-Mobile has confirmed a significant cyber attack allegedly carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, marking the latest in a series of breaches targeting major telecom providers globally. -
US security agencies claim Chinese-affiliated hackers are conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” against US telco operators.
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EU cybersecurity experts conducted a series of exercises to test the bloc’s preparedness for large-scale cyber crises.
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Social media app TikTok has said it will fight an order by the Canadian government to cease operations in the country over national security concerns.
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Google Cloud announced it will make multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for all users of its cloud services.
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Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country’s security agency’s surveillance of international telecom operators to try and detect cyber threats was unconstitutional.
Forthcoming events
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Artificial intelligence (AI) presents a unique proposition to the cybersecurity industry - given its ability to be used by cybercriminals but also by enterprises to combat that very threat.
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Despite only affecting a small number of customers, T-Mobile suffering yet another data breach can still be “highly damaging” to the company’s reputation and customer trust, Erfan Shadabi, cybersecurity expert at Comforte AG says.
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Enea, a cybersecurity specialist has urged the PEGA Committee to broaden its scope and look beyond the use of spyware over mobile networks.
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An Ericsson subsidiary has bought Ericom, a US company that provides 5G-oriented cloud-based security.
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Paris-based Iliad has bought a majority stake in iTrust, a French specialist in cyber security.
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Messaging company Twilio has appointed Microsoft’s Charlie Bell to its board of directors.
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Cassava Technologies’ Liquid C2 has opened a cyber security centre in Zambia, its third in Africa.
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Vodafone and IBM are urging companies in the telecoms supply chain to make sure they are ready for the post-quantum world.
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Fujitsu and Osaka University say they have made a significant breakthrough in quantum computing.
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies has moved into the cyber security market in Egypt, by acquiring Cysiv MEA, a technology company headquartered in Cairo.
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Deutsche Telekom is stirring up controversy by awarding a €64 million telecoms order for the German railway company to Huawei.
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The modernization of networking and security will drive revenue for secure access service edge (SASE) to US$60 billion between 2022 and 2027.
