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SolarWinds: US and UK blame Russian intelligence service hackers for major cyber attack
US agencies NSA, FBI and CISA, along with the UK's NCSC, accuse 'Cozy Bear' Russian APT group of campaigns against SolarWinds. Organisations are urged to patch the five VPN and cloud vulnerabilities being exploited in ongoing attacks.
Brazil completes first-ever video call on standalone 5G
The initiative is part of demonstrations to the government ahead of the upcoming fifth-generation spectrum auction
Brazil publishes national artificial intelligence strategy
The plan outlines the framework for fostering research and development in the field and driving AI innovation to solve the country's key challenges.
Brazilian government launches toolkit to support data protection compliance
The platform enables the assessment of potential security and privacy gaps and aims to educate professionals working with data processing.
Dear President Biden: Let Chinese phones compete fairly in the US
Chinese vendors like Oppo, Huawei, and Xiaomi are pushing the limits of what a smartphone can do. But thanks to hostile import policies and unfounded fears, US consumers are the big losers.
Oracle-Google: How open is your API, and did the Supreme Court just open it wider?
Justice Breyer writes that you can copy-and-paste someone else’s source code into your version of software, as long as that software has the greater needs of the people at heart. OK, that’s interesting.
Sale of Brazil's state-owned tech firms threatens citizen privacy and national sovereignty, study says
Research outlines the risks associated to the privatization of Dataprev and Serpro.
Tethered freefall: Will drones deliver stuff via long ropes?
A Go Go Gadget solution to getting packages from drones to doorsteps safely.
Your right to repair: COVID-19 is sending businesses, hospitals, and consumers to the breaking point
People are spending a lot more time at home, using their products, and stuff is breaking down.
Most Brazilian federal government bodies use Windows 7
Organizations will be able to upgrade their operational systems through a centralized purchasing model
The Hidden Power of Systems Thinking, book review: Reinventing governance
Tackling the climate emergency requires a fundamental change in the way governments think and operate, argue Ray Ison and Ed Straw.
Proving who you are online is still a mess. And it's not getting better
The UK government wants citizens to have digital identities. Whether the public will be on board is another question.
Brazilian government shuns Huawei for private network
The Chinese firm is not considered to be apt to supply equipment to the government's own set-up, to be built by the winners of the upcoming 5G auction.
Quantum computing, networks, satellites, and lots more qubits: China reveals ambitious goals in five-year plan
China's leading quantum scientist unveiled what the country's objectives are for the next five years.
City of Pittsburgh signs 4-year deal with Google Cloud
The city is spending $4 million over four years to migrate its legacy IT infrastructure to Google Cloud
The world's most famous and dangerous APT (state-developed) malware
A list of the most dangerous, effective, and most well-known malware strains that have been developed by the cyber-security units of various countries' intelligence and military branches.
The FBI's most wanted cybercriminals
For the past few years, the FBI has been keeping a separate list of the US' most wanted cybercriminals. Time to take a look at who's still on it -- in no particular order.
These are 2018's biggest hacks, leaks, and data breaches
Dozens of breaches, over a billion affected.
North Korea's history of bold cyber attacks
Many of the massive cyberattacks that have spread across the world in recent years were traced back or attributed to North Korea. Here are eleven examples.
These were 2017's biggest hacks, leaks, and data breaches
Dozens of data breaches, millions of people affected.
These were the biggest hacks, leaks and data breaches of 2016
Over two billion records were stolen in 2016 alone -- and the year isn't over yet.
The most epically bad tech product launches of all time
In "go big or go home" world of tech, these products went home.
The tech legacy of the Rio Olympics
From improved connectivity to skills creation, we look into some of the technology benefits that Games host city Rio de Janeiro - as well as all of Brazil - will retain after the sporting competitions end.
SpaceX successfully lands rocket in middle of ocean
After several failed attempts, SpaceX made a historic rocket landing in the middle of the ocean that could mean huge savings for commercial space travel.
Obama's gadgets: What tech does the president use?
Here's a look at some of the devices, platforms and technology US President Barack Obama uses to carry out his day-to-day presidential duties.
2016: Smartphones for President
We pick the high-tech handset each of the presidential candidates should own. We're making galleries great again. It's going to be GREAT. YUGE even.
Who's who in Australia's mandatory data-retention debate
There are a lot of players in the mandatory data-retention debate. We look at who is for the legislation, and who is opposing it.
2015: Six IT nightmares that will keep us all awake at night
2014 was a pretty rough year from a cybersecurity perspective. So that means that 2015 will be better, right? Right? Yeah, not so much. We'll tell you why.
Connecting the unconnected in education
How the Internet of Everything will have an impact on education in the next years
Six clicks: Scariest government tech flops
You may think you know how scary government can get, but you ain't seen nothin' yet!
How software may change after the Oracle v. Google decision
In the dramatic close to over a decade of deliberation, the US Supreme Court decided copying some source code is fair use, if it makes a software interface work properly on a different platform. Did justices leave any ambiguity as to what that means in the long run? Because if they did, posits ZDNet’s Scott Fulton, they may have left open a major vulnerability in the nation’s copyright system – one that developers here and abroad could be eager to exploit. Read more: https://zd.net/3wPExhR
What are digital vaccine passports, and when will we get them?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet tells Karen Roby that tech companies are hard at work building digital vaccine certifications. But some major challenges remain, and they have nothing to do with technology. Read more: http://zd.net/3t4c9GU
FBI: “Robot, get me that file!”
Physical records retrieval is going to the robots, and FBI is leading the way.
Tableau public sector head shares insights on what today's governments want in data analytics
ZDNet's Bill Detwiler talks with USAF Brig. Gen. (Ret) Steven Spano who is regional VP for Public Sector at Tableau about what the company's government customers are asking for in a data analytics platform.
US mayors agree smart tech is key for pandemic recovery. But there’s a problem
Mayors' experiences are strikingly aligned in spite of deep divisions in the country.
GDPR: A basic introduction to EU’s digital privacy laws
General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is here. Here's what it means, how it impacts individuals and businesses - and how to ensure compliance.
Boosting voter confidence this November with cloud-based ballot tracking
ZDNet's Stephanie Condon talks to Karen Roby about the SaaS-based system election officials use to track mailed-in ballots. Read more: https://zd.net/2EhAUe2
Online security: Complete guide to staying safe
Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy.
How bad data management botched the US COVID-19 financial assistance plan
According to the GAO, 1.1 million payments went to dead people to reach that $1.4 billion tally, but the crux of the issue is data management across the US government.
What does Trump's executive order mean for social media platforms?
An executive order from the White House challenges the legal protections for the content published by social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
France develops its own contact-tracing app bypassing Apple and Google's protocol
StopCovid will not use the API put forward by Apple and Google.
Internet companies seek law to prevent access to browsing data without warrant
Seven internet companies have asked the US House of Representatives to prohibit the warrantless collection of internet search and browsing history when it considers the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act.
Why the NHS snubbed Google and Apple's API for contact tracing
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet explains that the UK's health services is going solo to develop a coronavirus contact-tracing app. Here is why. Read more: https://zd.net/2ziaC8E
The NSA guide to choosing the safest collaboration tools
NSA publishes guidance on choosing a secure teleworking service. Assessed tools include Slack, Zoom, Signal, Skype, more.
The 2020 election and ransomware attacks
Wendi Whitmore, vice president of IBM X Force, sits down with Tonya Hall to talk about the role basic cybersecurity training plays into preventing election ransomware attacks.
Vysk EP1 review: 'The anti-NSA' iPhone case delivers more privacy questions than answers
Need an anti-spying solution designed to lock down your messages and protect your privacy? One smartphone case maker promises as much, but only proves a fraction of its claims.
Office Mix, First Take: Create online lessons in PowerPoint
Microsoft is not known for educational computing tools, but with Office Mix it's turning PowerPoint into a tool for building online lessons.
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3
Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.
Corel WordPerfect Office 12.0
WordPerfect 12.0 features a core stable of productivity apps but suffers from its poor handling of Microsoft files.
Motorola MPx200
Heavyweights Motorola and Microsoft unite to produce the MPx200; a sleek, all-black clamshell smart phone. Read our Australian review.
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