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Exclusive: UK's Labour sticks to 'basic' $20 cyber defense after attacks, emails show

Britain’s opposition Labour Party was using a $20-a-month “basic security” service to protect its website when hackers attempted to force it offline last week and temporarily slowed down online campaigning, according to internal emails seen by Reuters. Such entry-level protection is not recommended for large organizations at high risk of cyberattacks, but the messages show Labour has since decided against upgrading to an increased security package on grounds of cost. Labour and Britain’s governing Conservative Party were hit by back-to-back cyberattacks last week, just days into an election campaign security officials have warned could be disrupted by foreign …read more […]

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Qualcomm forecasts 450 million in global 5G phone sales in 2021

Going by Qualcomm’s own previous forecast of 200 million 5G devices for next year, the 2021 forecast suggests 125% growth from 2020. Qualcomm said 5G adoption will be faster than 4G due to the timing of commercialization of the technology in China and availability of chipsets across different price tiers. Analysts attach importance to occasional smartphone estimate figures from Qualcomm, given its close relationship with phone makers. …read more […]