Microsoft has revealed over the weekend that its systems were infiltrated at the end of 2023 by Midnight Blizzard, the same Kremlin-backed hackers who compromised the SolarWinds Orion platform in the infamous Sunburst/Solorigate incident almost exactly three years previously, in what appears to have been a coordinated and targeted information-gathering exercise. In an announcement … Leer más
Each year, the number of threats – as the antivirus companies like to call them – rises. Windows is still a massive target for viruses and other malware, so it isn’t too surprising that your PC or laptop has ended up with one. Good antivirus software, including Defender which is part of Windows 10 and … Leer más
The Middle East and Asia (MEA) has recently become a hothouse for innovation in advanced communications, and in the latest example of this growing trend, Nokia and Etisalat by e& (Etisalat) have announced they have successfully completed the first trial of Cloud RAN in the MEA region, aiming to enable an enhanced 5G experience … Leer más
If you have a few Amazon Echos dotted around your home, plus other smart devices that work with Alexa, you may have put them in groups. Although they’re called Groups, they can also represent different rooms in your home such as Kitchen, Living room, and Dining room. It’s particularly useful if you have smart lights, … Leer más
To aficionados, CES has always meant days of madness, with visitors to its home at the Las Vegas Convention Centre (LVCC) surrounded by a morass of newfangled consumer electronics. In the past, these have ranged from TVs measuring hundreds of inches and displays covering whole walls, to connected kettles, fridges and other kitchen appliances, … Leer más
As it looks to keep on track with its plans to evolve its national communications network by switching off the legacy Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) in December 2025, BT’s broadband provision division Openreach has announced a further 46 new exchange locations across the UK. It covers an additional 344,931 premises, where the business … Leer más
The latest annual Customer experience trends report from Zendesk has revealed a rapid transition towards intelligent customer experience (CX), with a shift to artificial intelligence (AI)-driven service primed to create a divide between companies using the tech or not. By contrast, Zendesk stressed that those with the ability to bridge this divide will completely … Leer más
EU tech companies have written to ministers across the European Union (EU) urging them not to support a proposed regulation on child sexual abuse that could undermine the security of internet services that rely on end-to-end encryption. Some 18 companies, which include encrypted email and messaging providers, warn that the proposals by the European … Leer más
The treatment of tens of thousands of IT contractors who are being pursued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for life-changing amounts of unpaid tax through the government’s controversial Loan Charge policy is being likened to that of the sub-postmasters caught up in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. The comparison occurred during a … Leer más
Just days after a rival service provider announced the availability of commercial 400GbE services on a 13,540km Hawaiki cable connecting Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Hawaii and the US west coast, Pacific connectivity is making more waves with news of a partnership. Telstra International is partnering with Google and Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (APTelecom) to deliver a … Leer más
