Fraud and Security
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US security agencies claim Chinese-affiliated hackers are conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” against US telco operators. -
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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Meta is making its Llama family of AI language models available to US government and defence agencies to power security-related AI applications.
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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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Pioneering UK companies in the quantum computing and security industry have set up a lobby group, UKQuantum, to be a “voice for the sector”.
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Palo Alto Networks has been selected by Telus to help secure its 5G network, one of the largest high-speed networks in Canada.
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The GSMA has set up a taskforce to look at the impact of quantum technology on the mobile industry and to help define quantum-era policy and regulations.
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Optus says it is investigating the possible unauthorised access of current and former customers’ information after a cyberattack.
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Luxembourg-based satellite company SES is to lead a 20-company consortium to deliver a satellite system for European quantum cybersecurity.
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iBasis will integrate security firewall from multi-protocol security system expert jtendo to its managed cloud-based security portfolio, iBasis security iQ360.
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Multiple production companies have hit Verizon, AT&T and Comcast with copyright lawsuits for failing to stop movie piracy.
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A1 Telekom Austria Group has partnered Acronis to expand its cyber-security proposition, A1 Cyber Backup.
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The FCC is tightening up its rules for voice calls routed into the us, which may offer new revenue opportunities for carriers, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Alaska Communications has announced it will be implementing cybersecurity services as part of its wider offering.
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Palestine Cellular Communications (Jawwal) has entered into an agreement with Vox Solutions for direct termination of A2P SMS international traffic to Jawwal's network.
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NEC Corporation and Fortinet have formed a global agreement to jointly build secure 5G networks for communication service providers (CSPs).
