Tag: national security

Lawmakers Plan to Reveal Chinese Influence on US Telecoms

The FACT Act would make the public aware of any US comms provider that has a hostile government as a stakeholder.

US Bans All New Huawei and ZTE Network Equipment

For the first time in its history, the FCC is preemptively banning new tech because its suppliers are considered a threat to national security.

Why Is the UK Government Delaying the Sale of a Telco Partly Owned by a Russian Oligarch?

Past government neglect is to blame for the slow pace of a review into the purchase of Truphone by German used car trader Hakan Koç.

UK Government Backs Down on Drahi’s BT Investment but New Security Attitude Is Clear

Billionaire Patrick Drahi now owns 18% of BT, but it is clear that national security laws would be used to block a takeover.

New Paper Analyzes How Nation States Threaten Telco Security

Patrick Donegan of Hardenstance challenges assumptions about the ways nation states subvert networks and steal information.

AT&T Says Compromised Customer Data Was Not Stolen from Them

Hold Security found files on the dark net with emails and social security numbers for 23mn people who were customers of AT&T.

Huge Budget Rise Needed to Replace Chinese Tech in US Networks

The US government has allocated less than half of the USD5.3bn required to reimburse telcos for scrapping Huawei and ZTE gear.

China Joins Russia in Preparing to Shoot Down US Comms Satellites

Chinese researchers say Starlink satellites could be used to ram China's spare hardware, but what they really fear is free speech.

Canada Bans Huawei and ZTE from 4G and 5G Networks

The Canadian government originally promised to make a decision about Huawei in 2019.

US Regulator Proposes to Fine UK Telco $660,639 for Failing to Disclose Russian Ownership

A trust set up by sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich owns almost a quarter of Truphone Ltd, the UK-headquartered parent of a US telco.

Government Minister Says Mobile Money Revenue Leakages Are a Threat to National Security

Albert Kan-Dapaah, Ghana's Minister for National Security, wants "enhanced cooperation" between state security and tax collectors.

US Government to Give Prosecutors 3 Years of Cyber Crime Training

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco wants a stream of new prosecutors with experience of fighting cyber crime across borders.

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