Security News

Britain's 5G Lesson: Choose or Choice Will Be Made for You
2020-02-05 15:19

"Had the U.K. banned Huawei in 2018 like the U.S. and Australia, the mobile operators' 5G rollout plans would have been at an earlier stage." "Had the U.K. banned Huawei in 2018 like the U.S. and Australia, the mobile operators' 5G rollout plans would have been at an earlier stage. The U.S. also compensated some of its networks for the costs of equipment removal."

5G Security in the Balance as Britain Navigates Brexit
2020-01-15 15:48

No date has yet to even be penciled in for answering a question which, while it lacks the scale of Brexit, will nevertheless also help shape the future of Britain's national security: Whether the country will allow Chinese vendors, including Huawei and ZTE, to be part of its 5G rollout. The U.S. National Security Agency's Rob Joyce, the senior cybersecurity strategy adviser to the director of the agency, said last April that any member of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance - comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and U.S. - that chose to use Huawei or other Chinese vendors might no longer be trusted to receive the most sensitive intelligence.

Britain 'Approves' Huawei Role in 5G Network
2019-04-24 12:42

British Prime Minister Theresa May has reportedly approved a limited role for China's Huawei to help build a 5G network in the UK, shrugging off security warnings from senior ministers and...

Accused hacker Lauri Love tries to retrieve Fujitsu lappie and other gear from 'Britain's FBI' in court
2019-02-11 14:07

Western Digital hard drive also among the spoils Accused computer hacker Lauri Love is in court today arguing with the National Crime Agency over whether the British government agency should...

Britain approved £2.5m of snooping kit exports to thoroughly snuggly regime in Saudi Arabia
2018-12-12 15:30

Who was Jamal Khashoggi, anyway? British ministers have approved the export of more than £2.4m worth of telecoms snooping gear to Saudi Arabia, in spite of its very obvious human rights problems,...

Britain may not be able to fend off a determined cyber-attack, MPs warn
2018-11-19 15:48

And those utility price controls? Er, not helpful Britain's critical national infrastructure is vulnerable to hackers and neither UK.gov nor privatised operators are doing enough to tighten things...

Britain Leads Calls for EU Action Against Hackers
2018-10-17 23:42

British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on fellow EU leaders Thursday to take united action to punish cyber attackers, warning hackers cause economic harm and undermine democracies. Britain...

Britain to Fine Facebook Over Data Breach
2018-07-11 09:37

Britain's data regulator said Wednesday it will fine Facebook half a million pounds for failing to protect user data, as part of its investigation into whether personal information was misused...

Cryptography is the Bombe: Britain's Enigma-cracker on display in new home
2018-06-19 12:24

Replica war-winner now in Bletchley Park's historic Block H The UK National Museum of Computing will open its new Bombe gallery this weekend at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes after a successful...

Britain's new F-35s arrive in UK as US.gov auditor sounds reliability warning klaxon
2018-06-07 14:29

2021 maturity deadline gets GAO hot under the collar Britain's first permanently based F-35B fighter jets have arrived at RAF Marham in Norfolk – as a US auditor warns that the aircraft won't be...