China has launched a security review of Intel processors through its cybersecurity watchdog, marking the latest escalation in the ongoing technology confrontation between Beijing and Washington. The Cyber Security Association of China (CSAC) announced on October 16 that it would examine Intel CPUs sold in mainland China, citing “frequent vulnerabilities and high failure rates.” Intel’s… Read more »
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Data centres are going to be classified as critical national infrastructure by the UK Government, which means they will be in the same group as emergency services, finance, healthcare, energy and water. This classification will ensure that data centres receive more government protection than before in the event of a major incident, such as a… Read more »
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A US judge has ruled that certain practices of Google in the online search market were anti-competitive because the company promoted its browser unfairly. It is a victorious moment for the US Department of Justice and a stumble for Google. However, it also represents a turning point in the tech industry and sets a precedent… Read more »
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The UAE hopes to introduce three new policies to enhance the country’s existing cybersecurity framework. According to the Emirates News Agency, the proposed policies will concern the domains of cloud computing, data security, IoT security, and cybersecurity operations centres. Even though the inner workings of these rules are not yet known, it is safe to… Read more »
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Microsoft has signed a settlement with cloud providers after a two-year dispute over its licensing practices, The agreement, which brokered recently with the cloud association CISPE (which is backed by Amazon, Microsoft’s rival), is intended to lead EU regulators to drop an antitrust complaint they filed against Microsoft. CISPE’s Secretary General, Francisco Mingorance, expressed optimism… Read more »
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The Biden administration is conducting a review of China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom due to concerns that these companies could take the American data they access through US cloud and internet providers and provide it to Beijing. According to three sources familiar with the matter, the Commerce Department is carrying out this previously… Read more »
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The cloud computing sector in Europe is under considerable regulatory review at the moment, particularly around the proposed cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) for cloud services, which is a major topic of industry conversations. Reuters has reported that this initiative has triggered discussions among stakeholders about how it might affect leading cloud service providers, as well… Read more »
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Capgemini and Orange have announced that Bleu, a cloud company launched in partnership with Microsoft, is engaging commercially with ‘select French public and private organisations’ in anticipation of services going live by the end of 2024. Bleu, which is described as ‘fully operational’, was launched with the goal of meeting specific cloud needs of various… Read more »
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Kyndryl, an IT infrastructure services provider, has partnered with HMRC through to end of September 2024. Drawing on Kyndryl’s position in managed services, the deal will see Kyndryl continue to manage a proportion of HMRC’s (His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) mainframe services while Kyndryl Consult will undertake discovery work to prepare for cloud migration and… Read more »
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