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Rapidly patching legacy software vulnerabilities in mission-critical systems
Oct 16, 2019 (SPX)
Much like commercial or personal computing devices, these systems utilize embedded software to execute and manage their operations. To fix certain security vuln...
The high-tech start-up tackling online extremism
Oct 13, 2019 (AFP)
Her company Moonshot CVE has the ambitious aim of trying to get anyone tempted by violence back on the straight and narrow. Over the last four years, the London...
China's blacklisted AI firms: what you should know
Oct 13, 2019 (AFP)
They make surveillance cameras, facial recognition software and other technology that has become ubiquitous in Xinjiang, the heavily policed northwestern region...
Apple chief defends pulling app used by Hong Kong protestors; Google pulls game app
Oct 11, 2019 (AFP)
Apple removed the HKmap.live mobile application from the App Store after criticism by Beijing, which is stepping up pressure on foreign companies deemed to be p...
Amazon calls for government regulation of facial recognition tech
Oct 11, 2019 (AFP)
The US tech giant, which has come under scrutiny by antitrust enforcers and has been criticized over its use of facial recognition software, set out its positio...
Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning
Oct 10, 2019 (AFP)
According to a statement published by the makers of HKmap.live, Apple said "your app has been used in ways that endanger law enforcement and residents in Hong K...
Social networks face quandary on politics in misinformation fight
Oct 10, 2019 (AFP)
Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms have decided to allow politicians including President Donald Trump extra leeway to their rules, seeking to av...
EU hints at Huawei risk in 5G security assessment
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
The bloc-wide assessment of cybersecurity for 5G networks also stressed that "threats posed by states or state-backed actors are perceived to be of highest rele...
China warns Apple against 'reckless' support of HK protesters; Squash Open scrapped
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
An opinion piece in the People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, highlighted a transport app available on Apple's store that it alleged hel...
Hong Kong cabinet member floats internet curbs to contain unrest
Oct 07, 2019 (AFP)
The warning came as the international financial hub remained partly paralysed from three days of protests in which the city's rail network and business outlets ...
Pompeo warns of 'Russian bots' and 'Chinese bribes' in the Balkans
Oct 04, 2019 (AFP)
Washington frequently accuses Moscow of meddling in the region that sits the outskirts of the European Union. China has also become a target for US ire because ...
Canadian police illegally shared info on Huawei exec: lawyers
Oct 04, 2019 (AFP)
The 47-year-old chief financial officer of the Chinese telco giant was detained during a stopover at Vancouver airport last December on a US warrant. The United...
Raytheon enters final development phase for Army's warfare planning tool
Oct 04, 2019 (UPI)
The EWPMT is a suite of software tools and applications which deliver capability enhancements to plan, coordinate and synchronize battlefield electronic warfare...
Hacker seeking bitcoin ransom hits Spanish city's computer sytem
Oct 04, 2019 (AFP)
The cyber attack, which has caused outages of services offered through the city's website, began on Tuesday night, a municipal spokesman told AFP. The hacker be...
Iraq 'largely offline' amid mass protests
Oct 03, 2019 (AFP)
Iraqis protesting in the capital and southern cities have struggled to communicate with each other or post footage of the chaotic demonstrations since Wednesday...
US warns Italy over China and 5G
Oct 02, 2019 (AFP)
"China has a predatory approach in trade and investment" and represents a "mutual threat" to the two countries, Pompeo said during a joint press conference with...
Ransomware hits hundreds of US schools, local governments: study
Oct 01, 2019 (AFP)
The security firm Emsisoft said at least 621 government entities, healthcare providers and school districts, colleges and universities were affected by ransomwa...
China rejects 'smear' after Airbus hacking report
Sep 27, 2019 (AFP)
The hackers targeted Airbus suppliers -- British engine-maker Rolls-Royce, French technology consultancy and supplier Expleo, and two other French contractors -...
Disinformation efforts now used in 70 countries: researchers
Sep 26, 2019 (AFP)
A report by the Oxford Internet Institute found manipulation efforts have doubled over the past two years and are being used by both democratic and authoritaria...
Hackers target Airbus suppliers in quest for commercial secrets
Sep 26, 2019 (AFP)
AFP spoke to seven security and industry sources, all of whom confirmed a spate of attacks in the past 12 months but asked for anonymity because of the sensitiv...
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