UK government IT spending to reach 15 bln pounds in 2005-2006

French cyber-security agency open-sources CLIP OS, a security hardened OS

CLIP OS 4 and CLIP OS 5 now available to everyone on GitHub, not just French cyber-spies.
Hackers swipe card numbers from local government payment portals

FireEye report confirms previous rumors of Click2Gov portal hacks.
Qualcomm advances IoT strategy in Brazil with lab launch

The Sorocaba-based facility is currently working on a first project focused on public security.

Symantec offers free website spoofing protection for US midterm elections

After Microsoft and Facebook, now Symantec, too, offers free security tools for election officials and midterm candidates.
Facebook can block hate speech, even if it's not illegal, court rules

Although an anti-immigrant comment doesn't break German law, Facebook can still delete it.
UK watchdog has not issued any GDPR data breach-related fines yet

UK official says ICO has been receiving 500 calls a week to the agency's breach reporting line since May 25, the day the new GDPR regulation entered into effect. ...

Huawei: Indian government 'open and welcoming' on 5G

Despite reports to the contrary, Huawei says it is continuing to work on 5G tests with Indian carriers while the Indian government remains open and welcoming towards its networking ...
US lawmakers introduce bill to fight cybersecurity workforce shortage

Report claims US public and private sectors had over 300,000 cybersecurity-related job openings between April 2017 and March 2018.
Huawei and ZTE excluded from 5G trials in India: Report

Nokia, Ericsson, Cisco, and Samsung have been invited to take part in 5G trials with carriers across India, according to a report, while Huawei and ZTE have not. ...

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