I tried hard, but didn't fix all of cybersecurity, admits outgoing US National Cyber Director
In colossal surprise, ONCD boss Harry Coker says more work is needed
CSO08 Jan 2025 | 12
Public Sector
Never mind those Chinese spies: US Air Force picks Verizon for 35 base network upgrades
Salt Typhoon? Unpatched network kit? Sorry, I think you're breaking up
Networks08 Jan 2025 | 6
UK digital markets watchdog expects to launch investigations within the month using new powers
Regulator will see a 'participative' approach before imposing fines
Public Sector08 Jan 2025 | 13
US watchdog sticks probe into 2.6M Teslas over so-called Smart Summon crash reports
If it's spelled like an A.S.S, acts like an ass, maybe it's just...
Software08 Jan 2025 | 34
Now Trump's import tariffs could raise the cost of a laptop for Americans by 68%
CES Make America irate again
Personal Tech07 Jan 2025 | 188
Many people are saying a luxury Dubai property developer will blow $20B on US datacenters
A successful real-estate billionaire and Donald Trump walk into a bar...
On-Prem07 Jan 2025 | 3
Tech titans hide in shadows awaiting Trump tariff threats
Being more diplomatic than the politicians makes sense amid fear of upsetting the next US President
Personal Tech03 Jan 2025 | 58
Accenture wins £35M more UK tax work without competition despite promise to 'disaggregate'
System which went live in 2009 cannot be supported by another supplier, tax collector says
Applications03 Jan 2025 | 8
Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid
OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop
CSO02 Jan 2025 | 3
FCC net neutrality rules dead again as appeals court sides with Big Telco
No more back-and-forth: Rosenworcel tells Congress the issue needs legislating
Networks02 Jan 2025 | 26
Trump's tariff threats could bump PC prices by almost half
Warning of planned hikes limit forecasts to just 2% shipment growth for US market in 2025
Personal Tech02 Jan 2025 | 79
US Treasury Department outs the blast radius of BeyondTrust's key leak
Data pilfered as miscreants roamed affected workstations
Cyber-crime31 Dec 2024 | 16
What do ransomware and Jesus have in common? A birth month and an unwillingness to die
Feature 35 years since AIDS first borked a PC and we're still no closer to a solution
Cyber-crime24 Dec 2024 | 23
US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests
Chair Jay Obernolte urges Congress to act – whether it will is another matter
AI + ML19 Dec 2024 | 9
US reportedly mulls TP-Link router ban over national security risk
updated It could end up like Huawei -Trump's gonna get ya, get ya, get ya
Security18 Dec 2024 | 55
We told Post Office about system problems at the highest level, Fujitsu tells Horizon Inquiry
State-owned retail company was not subordinate to Japanese multinational in technical matters, legal rep says
Software18 Dec 2024 | 125
Australia moves to drop some cryptography by 2030 – before quantum carves it up
The likes of SHA-256, RSA, ECDSA and ECDH won't be welcome in just five years
Security17 Dec 2024 | 52
Iran-linked crew used custom 'cyberweapon' in US critical infrastructure attacks
IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently
Research13 Dec 2024 | 15
British Army zaps drones out of the sky with laser trucks
High-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing
Public Sector12 Dec 2024 | 145
Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law
Sen. Wyden blasts FCC's 'failure' amid Salt Typhoon hacks
Security11 Dec 2024 | 17
US Commerce Dept coughs up $6.1B Christmas present for Micron
Funding to support development of memory vendor's $125B fab expansion in New York and Idaho
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 9
US military grounds entire Osprey tiltrotor fleet over safety concerns
Boeing-Bell V-22 can't outfly its checkered past, it seems
Public Sector10 Dec 2024 | 89
Mystery border control outage causes misery at Malaysia/Singapore frontier
If this were a US scandal, we'd cal it 'Gategate'
On-Prem10 Dec 2024 | 2
How Chinese insiders are stealing data scooped up by President Xi's national surveillance system
Feature 'It's a double-edged sword,' security researchers tell The Reg
Public Sector08 Dec 2024 | 52
Elon Musk tops US political donor list with $270M+ for Team Trump
Plus, xAI scores another $6B to fuel Tesla tycoon's war on OpenAI
Public Sector07 Dec 2024 | 127
Facing sale or ban, TikTok tossed under national security bus by appeals court
Video slinger looks to Supremes for salvation, though anything could happen under Trump
Personal Tech06 Dec 2024 | 43
Europe's largest local authority settles on ERP budget 5x original estimate
Schools taken out of scope, but £108M plan still dwarfs initial £20M
Public Sector06 Dec 2024 | 46
Beijing wants Chinese outfits to seek alternatives to US silicon
And American components may be in short supply as Middle Kingdom bans rare earth exports
Public Sector05 Dec 2024 | 22
NATO tests aquatic drones to protect cables, coastlines
Floating the idea of a robot navy
Networks05 Dec 2024 | 10
Binance accused of tax evasion by India's finance department
Minister reveals 17 crypto players owe $100 million – with Binance the baddest of the bad
Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 7
Biden administration bars China from buying HBM chips critical for AI accelerators
Updated 140 Middle Kingdom firms added to US trade blacklist
Storage03 Dec 2024 | 7
Cryptocurrency policy under Trump: Lots of promises, few concrete plans
Analysis Pro-crypto lawmakers are in, but will that translate to action? Doubt it
Public Sector30 Nov 2024 | 64
Fine print in Intel's CHIPS Act deal includes requirement to keep control of its foundries
That will limit Chipzilla's ability to cash in and bail itself out
Public Sector29 Nov 2024 | 18
Australia passes law to keep under-16s off social media – good luck with that, mate
Also intros surveillance tweaks to protect very successful AN0M fake messaging app sting
Legal28 Nov 2024 | 84
T-Mobile US takes a victory lap after stopping cyberattacks: 'Other providers may be seeing different outcomes'
Funny what putting more effort and resources into IT security can do
CSO27 Nov 2024 | 9
Swedish authorities probe Oracle Cerner health record rollout
$190 million project under scrutiny after reported failures
PaaS + IaaS27 Nov 2024 | 11
UK financial regulator slammed for failed tech transformation
Poor software projects among efforts to overhaul FCA that came up short, MPs find
Public Sector27 Nov 2024 | 7
FTC urges smart device makers to disclose software update lifecycles
You need to know in advance when your kit will be bricked or downgraded – it's the law
Public Sector27 Nov 2024 | 23
UK council still hadn't fully costed troubled Oracle project 2 years in
Updated Meanwhile, budget clambered from £2.6M to nearly £40M, says report
Databases26 Nov 2024 | 54
Indonesia tells Apple $100 million investment isn't enough to lift iPhone 16 sale ban
Wants Cook to look under the couch again and find at least another $15 million
Public Sector26 Nov 2024 | 11
Smile! UK cops spend tens of millions on live facial recognition tech
Labour government keen, though critics paint it as a severe threat to privacy
Software25 Nov 2024 | 71
Trump taps border hawk to head DHS. Will Noem's 'enthusiasm' extend to digital domain?
Analysis Meanwhile, CISA chief Jen Easterly will step down prior to inauguration
Public Sector23 Nov 2024 | 43
Why Google's Chrome monopoly won't crack anytime soon
Opinion Haven't we heard this story before?
Columnists23 Nov 2024 | 77
Mega defense corp Thales faces Anglo-French bribery and corruption probe
Authorities remain tight-lipped on specifics
Public Sector22 Nov 2024 | 15
GlobalFoundries nets $1.5B from CHIPS Act despite sanctions violation fine
DoC claims only 4 non-China foundries match GF's scale
On-Prem21 Nov 2024 |
DARPA-backed voting system for soldiers abroad savaged
VotingWorks, developer of the system, disputes critics' claims
Security21 Nov 2024 | 5
Prepare for an AI policy upending under Trump, say experts
Analysis Biden executive orders are as good as dead, and the industry will probably have more say in what comes next
Public Sector21 Nov 2024 | 27
Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator
Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa
CSO20 Nov 2024 | 32
Dell settles with Uncle Sam over Army bid-rigging claims
DoJ alleges merely overpriced offers from reseller followed inflated deals from IT giant
Public Sector20 Nov 2024 | 2
China wants mobile devices to limit usage time for minors, ensure they only see nice content
Seeks grand alliance between manufacturers, developers and content providers – all in the name of socialism
Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 12
America's drinking water systems have a hard-to-swallow cybersecurity problem
More than 100M rely on gear rife with vulnerabilities, says EPA OIG
Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 20
Northern Ireland schools ditch £485M Fujitsu deal after less than a year
Updated 'Mutual agreement' sees end of contract
Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 30
India slaps Meta with five-year ban on sharing info from WhatsApp for ads
Shouldn't have abused messaging dominance, Zuck
Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 6
Trump's pick to run the FCC has told us what he plans: TikTok ban, space broadband, and Section 230 reform
Loathes Big Tech and is not at all keen on net neutrality
Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 120
T-Mobile US 'monitoring' China's 'industry-wide attack' amid fresh security breach fears
updated Un-carrier said to be among those hit by Salt Typhoon, including AT&T, Verizon
Networks18 Nov 2024 | 2
UK test-fires Spear mini cruise missile that will equip F-35 fighters
2-way datalink allows in-flight info updates including retargeting and abort
Public Sector18 Nov 2024 | 78
UK tax collector inks £366M in ERP deals to get systems into cloud
SAP and Deloitte winners in transition from legacy software to SaaS, which includes housing and transport ministries
Databases18 Nov 2024 |
EU stings Meta for nearly a billion bucks over competition-trampling Facebook Marketplace
Mark Z does not like this
Personal Tech15 Nov 2024 | 27
Google decides Europe's political ad rules are too hard to implement at scale
Will stop accepting ads instead before TTPA comes into force
Public Sector15 Nov 2024 | 26
Lenovo China clones the ThinkPad X1 Carbon with an old, slow, local x86
Four-core crawler can’t beat current – or ancient – AMDs or Intels
Public Sector15 Nov 2024 | 45
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