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Russia has proposed a ban on foreign IT for critical infrastructure
The Russian Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) has proposed a ban on foreign information technology within critical national infrastructure such as systems and networks critical …Internet access in Iran drops to 75% after cyber attack
According to a news report, Iran lost 25% of Its Internet access on 8 February following a cyber attack on the country’s infrastructure. The outage which was attributed to a shutdown of the Internet b…Sweden will keep Huawei in its 5G rollout plans
There will be no unilateral ban on Huawei in Sweden as The Swedish Post and Telecoms Authority confirmed it will not exclude the Chinese telecom vendor from its 5G network rollout. The Authority will …ITI publishes recommendations for IoT policy principles
The US trade association, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) issued recommendations for IoT policy principles aimed to guide governments, industry partners, and other stakeholders involved …Huawei commits to ‘Made in Europe’ 5G for EU
On Tuesday February 5th, Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei plans to build European manufacturing hubs for the technologies it provides. Huawei’s Abraham Liu, its top executive for Europe made t…Dutch government launching consumer campaign on IoT devices
The Dutch government is launching ‘Do your updates’ campaign aimed to encourage people to update their smart devices. According to a study conducted for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate in…US increasing pressure on Switzerland to drop Huawei technology
The US has contacted Switzerland’s foreign ministry over the last few weeks raising concerns about its use of China’s telecommunications provider, Huawei’s technology in its 5G network. US authorities…US lauds the EU’s risk assessment of 5G Vendors
The US has welcomed the January 29th EU release of a list of guidelines and measures for mitigating security risks in the rollout of 5G networks for its member states. The list of guidelines or toolbo…EU defies US and supports Huawei use in 5G networks
The European Union released a list of guidelines surrounding the involvement of vendors like China’s Huawei, which they describe as being high-risk in the implementation of 5G networks. Individual EU …
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