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Huawei has warned that attempts to disrupt its involvement in the building of the UK’s 5G networks would be doing the country a “disservice” and said it continues to face criticism over its participation in these projects. Back in January the UK government finally decided that it would allow Huawei to provide some equipment for […] More
Quidd, an online marketplace for trading stickers, cards, toys, and other collectibles, appears to have suffered a data breach in 2019, and the details of around four million users are now being shared for free on underground hacking forums. The data, of which ZDNet has obtained samples from three different sources, contains Quidd usernames, email […] More
Image: ASD The first installation of a new report into Canberra’s cyber readiness has been tabled, with The Commonwealth Cyber Security Posture in 2019 prepared by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). During the last year, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) responded to 427 cyber incidents against Commonwealth entities, 65% of which were self-reported, and […] More
Zoom, the troubled yet popular video conferencing platform, has announced it would allow its paying customers to select which data centre regions meeting traffic will be routed through. Writing in a blog post on Monday, CTO Brendan Ittelson said customers would be able to whitelist and blacklist data centre regions, with the one exception being […] More
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has shelved plans to use surveillance tools to get insights on citizen mobility during the COVID-19 outbreak. The decision was made public by the minister of science, technology, innovation and communications, Marcos Pontes, who posted details on his social networks on Sunday (12), citing concerns over citizen privacy. According to the […] More
Singaporean schools have been permitted to resume their use of Zoom to facilitate home-based learning, but the tool has been altered to have added controls in place and some features turned off. The government had previously banned the use of Zoom following various security breaches involving the video conferencing tool. The Ministry of Education on […] More
Image: Dell Computer manufacturing giant Dell released on Friday a new security tool that detects attacks attempting to modify a computer’s BIOS component. Named the Dell SafeBIOS Events & Indicators of Attack, the tool works by detecting changes to a Dell computer’s BIOS configuration and raising an alert in companies’ management consoles. The tool’s purpose […] More
Canary ZDNet is coming at you with our latest sweepstakes! One lucky winner will receive a home security system by Canary — a bundle worth $337. The Canary Pro records HD video during the day or night but also monitors air quality, temperature, and humidity. It’s equipped with AI-powered motion detection and can emit a […] More
