Cyber attacks on businesses soar 235 per cent as pressure builds on security bosses April 25, 2019 The number of cyber threats to businesses has soared 235 per cent in the last year, with small firms still the most at risk, according to a new report. Data from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes shows cyber criminals are increasingly focusing on businesses, while threats to consumers have dropped almost 40 per cent in the last [...]
Inside Huawei: Spies, spin and billions at stake April 24, 2019 The journey from Paris to Verona takes just two minutes. The small, replica Swiss train trundles past imposing French chateaux and gothic German castles, sliding effortlessly through 12 European cities before ending up, after just under eight kilometres of newly-built track, back in Paris. On Huawei’s new Ox Horn campus, not far from the Chinese [...]
Tory party divided over Huawei’s involvement in parts of 5G network April 24, 2019 Senior Tory MPs have slammed Prime Minister Theresa May’s “short-sighted” decision to allow Huawei to participate in parts of the UK’s 5G network. The Chinese firm will be banned from core parts of the network, but will be allowed to supply equipment to non-core areas such as antennas, despite warnings from UK spooks about flaws [...]
Microsoft Paint fans celebrate as digital drawing tool saved April 24, 2019 Microsoft will keep built-in drawing tool Paint in its Windows 10 update following suggestions from the company that the popular app would be removed. In 2017, Microsoft announced that Paint would be “depreciated”, meaning that the company would stop developing the app, however, the tool remained available for download. Read more: Microsoft Outlook and Hotmail [...]
Samsung to invest £89bn in logic chip business as it looks to take on rivals April 24, 2019 Samsung will invest 133 trillion won (£89bn) in its logic chip business over the next decade as it looks to counteract a decline in memory chip prices and take on rivals. The South Korean tech giant today said it will invest roughly 11 trillion won per year until 2030 in its divisions that manufacture logic chips, [...]
Huawei ‘will be blocked’ from UK’s core 5G network despite green light from Theresa May April 24, 2019 The UK will block Huawei from core parts of its 5G network and restrict its access to non-core areas, Reuters reported today, citing a security source. Read more: Huawei: US ban 'belittles' national security The ban comes despite media reports late last night that suggested Prime Minister Theresa May has given the green light to [...]
Softbank to invest €900m for stake in digital payments firm Wirecard April 24, 2019 Softbank has agreed to invest €900m (£781m) in German fintech firm Wirecard as part of a digital payments partnership in Asia. The Japanese investment giant has signed a deal to buy five-year convertible bonds in Wirecard, equating to roughly 5.6 per cent of the firm’s stock, at €130 per share. Read more: Wirecard shares soar [...]
The Porn Laws are misguided, repressive, and totally ineffective at protecting children April 24, 2019 Last week, the government announced a new law – one which would expose children to more harmful online material, compromise privacy, and hit the most vulnerable adults in society. As of 15 July, to access online pornography you will have to either purchase a porn pass online or venture to off-licence to acquire an age-verification [...]
Want to tackle the scourge of fake reviews? The market can help with that April 24, 2019 The internet has led to a massive increase in the amount of information available. Often, this is a good thing. For example, shopping around to find the cheapest price for something has become far easier. But it can have its downsides. A report last week from the consumer magazine Which highlighted one such disadvantage. An [...]
Snap smashes expectations with narrowed losses and surprise user growth April 24, 2019 Original shows, a design overhaul for Android phones and an entry into video games powered Snap to top analyst expectations last night, surprising Wall Street naysayers. Snap – the parent firm of photo-messaging app Snapchat – said its losses had narrowed to $0.10 per share or $123m (£95m) in the first three months of 2019, [...]