Facebook’s security boss leaves
No proof of sexual misconduct and racist slurs
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's personal security chief won't be returning to his job after being accused of sexual misconduct and slurs that included racist remarks about Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan.
Cyber security blighted by bias
More dangerous than a Russian hacker
A study of cybersecurity professionals indicates that their confirmation bias is probably more likely to sink their computer networks than a Russian hacker.
Intel hires chief architect of Xbox One
Scorpio, and Scarlett SoCs
Our knowledgeable sources have whispered that Intel has hired John Sell, a chap who was the chief architect of Xbox One, Scorpio, and Scarlett SoCs. John joined as an Intel Fellow to work on security.
Apple’s “find my” feature will be a nightmare
But still thinks it is great
Designers at fruity cargo cult Apple appear to have been sniffing the floor polish again after proudly showing off one of the potentially daftest features for an iPhone.
Intel’s boot guard is a doddle to defeat
If you have time alone with a laptop
Security experts have come up with a way of defeating Intel’s boot verification process.
China Mobile banned from the US for security reasons
Isn’t a government forcing you to use uncompetative companies socialism?
The Trump appointed FCC has decided that US citizens will not be allowed to buy from China Mobile and must purchase from state-approved telecoms monopolies instead.
Security proposals for 5G outlined
You can consider state influence over suppliers
Global security officials agreed a set of proposals on Friday for future 5G networks.
Cisco backdoor patched. Huawei the lads!
Sorry, China - not you. It is Cisco
US Cisco networking giant Cisco patched a security vulnerability in some of its network switches that could take over IT equipment and spy on people.
UK university security fell over after two hours attention
Fortunately it was by the “good guys”
A test of UK university defences against cyber-attacks found that in every case hackers were able to obtain "high-value" data within two hours.
China dismisses US security claims
… As EU negotiates for better access
China has dismissed US security claims against its telecoms equipment maker Huawei as groundless and “abnormal”.