A serious vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager would allow an attacker can authenticate to vulnerable systems by simply trying to connect, a local researcher has warned, adding that a proof-of-concept exploit is circulating.



Digital marketing solutions provider Localsearch has urged the government and Google to reach a compromise on the proposed news media code, saying it fears that else small businesses could suffer.

An NBN retail service provider has questioned the need for a service like the NBN Co' Enterprise Ethernet in places where fibre connections are already available at a much lower cost.

Chinese smartphone vendor realme is pushing models that are suitable for students who need a smartphone for their use, pointing out that they have good features and are also much cheaper than many other brands.

GUEST RESEARCH: VPN Mentor has put together research on the state of 5G around the world, current as of January 2021, with the UAE having the fastest download speeds at 959.39Mbps, the US with the most 5G areas available, the cheapest 5G basic plan in Hungary, the latest 4G/5G speed gap and more.

GUEST OPINION: Debt, competition, and tech demand at the same price are collectively putting telecom providers in a tough spot. As 5G network installations spread, so do the consumer demands for phones that operate on their networks—save for a few conspiracy theorists. With telecom companies feeling they're falling out of favour with many investors, now is the time for telecoms to reconsider their digital infrastructures.

GUEST RESEARCH: In December 2020, FireEye uncovered and publicly disclosed a widespread attacker campaign that is being tracked as UNC2452. In some, but not all, of the intrusions associated with this campaign where Mandiant has visibility, the attacker used their access to on-premises networks to gain unauthorized access to the victim’s Microsoft 365 environment.

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