NSA warns against using external DNS over HTTPS services
DNS encryption offers some advantages but also brings risks if left to third party providers, according to the agency.
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has published a guide on the benefits and risks of encrypted DNS protocols, such as DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), which have become widely used ove...
Hackers use Covid-19 vaccine to spread malware
Security researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign that uses the Covid-19 pandemic vaccine news to spread malware and Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. The attacks target people in businesses by pretending to be organizations involved in the manufacture of vaccines, the WHO, and DHL...
‘Intel no longer allowed to supply chips to Huawei’
The Trump administration has revoked the licence of several companies to supply components to Huawei. As a result, Intel, among others, can no longer supply chips to the Chinese company.
This writes Reuters based on sources. Besides Intel, at least one of the licences of the Japanese company Kio...
Citrix is in talks to buy Vista Equity’s Wrike
The deal, rumored to be worth over $2 billion, would represent a COVID-driven increase in Wrike's valuation since 2018.
This week Bloomberg reports that Citrix Systems is in advanced talks to buy the work-management platform company Wrike for more than $2 billion. Bloomberg's reporting is accord...
‘Apple testing foldable iPhone’
Apple is rumoured to be developing a foldable iPhone. The company is said to be considering such a device for production but has not yet made a final decision on the matter.
A Bloomberg source says that Apple has already developed prototypes of a foldable screen for internal testing. Whether the...
Tech giants team up on digital COVID-19 vaccination initiative
Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce are creating a vaccination passport to facilitate post-pandemic travel.
A broad coalition of health and technology leaders this week announced the creation of the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI). This project aims to provide individuals with digital acces...
Report: IT pros confident in public cloud despite security concerns
A global survey has revealed that attitudes about cloud networking are indeed evolving.
Barracuda, a provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, today released key findings from a report entitled Cloud networks: Shifting into hyperdrive.
The company commissioned the survey to asses...
‘European companies victim of trade war between China and USA’
With China and the US increasingly excluding each other from trade, European companies are faced with the choice of taking sides or splitting up. American measures are increasingly blocking companies from trading with China.
This is what the European Chamber of Commerce in China and MERICS, a th...
Nokia and Google to collaborate in building a cloud-based 5G network
Nokia and Google Cloud partnered to build the 5G core network infrastructure and offer businesses the capability to give customers services like automated manufacturing and smart retail.
Cloud computing units owned by big tech companies like Microsoft and Amazon are also coming together with tel...
Cisco closes $4.5 billion deal to acquire chipmaker Acacia
The deal amounts to nearly $2 billion more than an offer Cisco made to the chipmaker in 2019.
This week, Cisco announced an amendment to the definitive merger agreement under which they had previously agreed to acquire Acacia. Under the terms of the amended agreement, Cisco would acquire Ac...
Windows 10X leaked: very similar to ChromeOS
A version of Windows 10X has been leaked close to the version Microsoft plans to release later this year. With the lightweight operating system, Microsoft wants to bring low-cost hardware to the market to compete with Google's Chromebooks.
The Verge has shared several details about the new opera...
Trump administration now puts Xiaomi on an investment blacklist
Under outgoing President Trump, the Department of Defence has put nine Chinese companies on a blacklist, saying they have military connections. In what has come across as a surprising move, tech giant Xiaomi is included on the list.
The blacklist prevents US citizens and companies from investing...