Five things to know about the EU's landmark digital act
The world's biggest digital companies will be forced to comply from Thursday with strict EU rules that Brussels hopes will make the online market fairer for all.
Mar 5, 2024
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Security
Cybersecurity for satellites is a growing challenge as threats to space-based infrastructure grow
In today's interconnected world, space technology forms the backbone of our global communication, navigation and security systems. Satellites orbiting Earth are pivotal for everything from GPS navigation to international ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Business
Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations
Apple has unveiled a sweeping plan to tear down some of the competitive barriers that it has built around its lucrative iPhone franchise, but the new choices opening up to consumers and app developers will only be available ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Offshore wind farms are vulnerable to cyberattacks, study shows
The hurrying pace of societal electrification is encouraging from a climate perspective. But the transition away from fossil fuels toward renewable sources like wind presents new risks that are not yet fully understood.
Jan 24, 2024
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Software
Understanding the security of mobile apps in Africa
Researchers from CyLab-Africa and the Upanzi Network recently partnered with the mobile security provider Approov to explore the security of common financial services apps used across Africa. After surveying 224 popular financial ...
Jan 2, 2024
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Security
Smart speakers, wearables, sensors: How up-to-date are such permanently connected IoT devices?
By 2023, billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices found their way into almost every area of life, industry and critical infrastructures. As these permanently connected smart devices process very sensitive data, their ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Business
Meta says China-based influence efforts ramp up
Meta on Thursday warned that deceptive online campaigns based in China were taking aim at 2024 elections in the United States and elsewhere.
Nov 30, 2023
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Security
AI should be better understood and managed, new research warns
Artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms can and are being used to radicalize, polarize, and spread racism and political instability, says a Lancaster University academic.
Nov 2, 2023
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Security
Q&A: Assessing the risks of existential terrorism and AI
Gary Ackerman, an associate professor and associate dean at the State University of New York's University at Albany College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC), has spent decades studying ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Robotics
Is China out to spy on us through drones and other tech? Perhaps that's not the question we should be asking
Australian government agencies' use of Chinese-made technology has been making headlines again. This time, the potential threat comes from DJI drones produced by China-headquartered company Da Jiang Innovations.
May 19, 2023
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