The European Commission has approved draft legislation requiring all new cars sold from 2015 onward to be equipped with an eCall device. Technically, the system calls 112 — the emergency number across Europe — but “eCall to Home” doesn’t make for as catchy a headline. eCall transmits a defined “minimum set of data” in the … Read more

IT security firm Check Point Software has released its malware snapshot for November. The report highlights the growing threat posed by the Androxgh0st malware, which has risen to a joint first place with Fakeupdates, affecting 6.91 percent of Swedish organizations. Researchers also found that Androxgh0st is exploiting vulnerabilities in IoT devices and servers—components that are … Read more

If you assumed the United States’ NSA (National Security Agency) was the only government organization running intrusive surveillance programs, that isn’t the full picture. In India, intelligence agencies appear more transparent about their initiatives, even as they pursue similar goals. The project, known as NETRA (Network Traffic Analysis), is designed to detect and capture voice … Read more

The Ghostwriter group is behind a new wave of attacks. Opposition activists in Belarus, as well as Ukrainian military and government organizations, are being targeted by a campaign that uses Microsoft Excel documents as bait to deliver a new variant of the Picassoloader malware. This threat cluster is assessed to be an extension of a … Read more

The UK government’s deadline for telecom operators to remove Huawei equipment from their core networks has passed, and BT has reportedly not fully completed the work. In November 2022 the government served formal legal notices on several operators, including BT, instructing them to eliminate Huawei-supplied kit from critical parts of their networks on national security … Read more

Ukraine’s extensive experience defending against a large-scale cyber war with Russia would be invaluable in forming an alliance with the UK and the EU to better protect Europe. In a paper for the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), Dr Nataliya Tkachuk proposes creating a “Cyber Alliance” that would bring together Ukraine, the … Read more

Swedes’ data consumption continues to surge. In the first quarter of this year, the average Swedish household used 555 gigabytes per month — a 17 percent increase compared with the same period last year. This is the first time the average has exceeded 550 GB/month, according to new figures from GlobalConnect’s Surf Index. To put … Read more

Vodafone has announced plans to form the largest telecommunications operator in India through a “merger of equals” with Idea Cellular. Initial reports of the deal, valued at around $23 billion, emerged at the end of January. In an official statement, Vodafone confirmed that its Indian subsidiary (excluding its 42% stake in Indus Towers) will move … Read more

Observability, simply put, is the ability to understand the state of an IT system by collecting, analyzing and interpreting data from multiple sources. The goal is to achieve a comprehensive view of system behavior so problems can be identified, diagnosed and resolved quickly and efficiently. As IT environments grow more complex and digital services become … Read more

The Small Cell Forum (SCF) has released an updated set of specifications intended to foster a competitive, multi-vendor ecosystem for 5G small cell hardware, software and equipment. These documents build on last year’s 5G Physical Layer API and make it easier to assemble small cells from components supplied by different vendors to address a variety … Read more