Chinese phone manufacturer OPPO has thrown out a further challenge to premium smartphone makers Samsung and Apple with the launch of its new entry-level camera phone, the AX7, in Australia, sporting many of the features of high-end models at a fraction of the price.

Microsoft has been awarded a US$1.76 billion five-year contract by the US Department of Defence to provide business services to the DoD, the intelligence community and the Coast Guard.

LogRhythm, the security intelligence company, has announced its top eight cyber security predictions for 2019, with one prediction that there will be a move this year to hold CEOs accountable for security breaches.

The arrest of Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada last month may make it difficult for former US intelligence personnel to travel to countries that are friendly to Beijing, a former NSA hacker has warned.

And as if there wasn’t enough intrigue already concerning the company, Huawei has sacked an employee in its Polish offices after the man was arrested for allegedly being involved in espionage.

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