Some 10 years after he flew to Hong Kong to meet Edward Snowden with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, The Guardian’s Pulitzer Prize winner, Ewen MacAskill, talks to Computer Weekly about the Snowden files. MacAskill was speaking after Computer Weekly revealed the first new facts to emerge from the Snowden files since the archive first … Leer más
Given that modern society is increasingly becoming digital, there is growing demand for safe, secure communications. While cryptographic standards and digital certificate systems such as public key infrastructure (PKI) offer the verification, authentication and encryption required to protect digital communications, one threat to emerge in recent times is the prospect of these secure communications systems … Leer más
UK broadband deployment is continuing to adhere to the principle of “if you build it, they will come” as providers are now witnessing unprecedented usage and availability of gigabit infrastructures proliferates across the country. However, there are still fears that the digital divide is persisting, with rural network users stuck in the connectivity slow lane. … Leer más
One of the key and challenging industry dynamics of UK gigabit broadband roll-outs has been the worry that networks are being rolled out primarily in large metropolitan areas to the detriment of smaller locations, yet as far as Openreach is concerned, Scotland is defying convention, and as the UK’s leading broadband provider celebrates offering full-fibre … Leer más
Hacks is a wacky and charming streaming series about generational conflict and working in showbiz. It has been highly acclaimed by viewers and critics alike. Although the second season of the tale about two comedians is long behind us, little is known about the announced third season of the series. When will new episodes of … Leer más
In a proof of concept (POC) created with the support of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and VMware, leading global comms provider Deutsche Telekom (DT) has demonstrated a globally distributed enterprise network that combines its connectivity services in federation with third-party connectivity, compute and storage resources at campus locations in Czechia, the US and an Open … Leer más
Let’s face it: getting a cell phone contract is usually very expensive, even if you already own the handset that you want to use. Unlimited plans are particularly pricey, but Visible proves that doesn’t have to be the case. The Verizon-owned brand is offering a SIM card without any limits on calls, texts, mobile data … Leer más
Even though internet of things (IoT) devices see use in the mission-critical requirement of near-100% connectivity, companies are prepared to accept poor performance relative to the connectivity levels they could achieve, an outcome that is highly concerning, according to a report from Eseye. The global IoT connectivity services provider’s study focused on five different vertical … Leer más
Canalys’ latest PC data for worldwide PC shipments has shown a smaller decline than the figures for 2022. The analyst firm reported that the worldwide PC market posted another sequential improvement in Q3 2023. While total shipments of PCs was 65.6 million units, down 7% year on year (YoY), they rose 8% compared to Q2 … Leer más
US leisure and hospitality giant MGM Resorts has confirmed that hackers stole the personal information of an unspecified number of its customer’s following an early September cyber attack that is expected to cost the company $100m. The 11 September cyber attack – perpetrated by the UNC3944 threat group, otherwise known as Scattered Spider, likely as … Leer más
