The British Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee says it has found no evidence to suggest that the complete exclusion of Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies from the UK telecommunications networks would constitute "a proportionate response to the potential security threat posed by foreign suppliers”.

Telecommunications provider Vodafone Hutchison Australia has admitted it made false and misleading statements about its third-party direct carrier billing service and will pay damages to affected customers, the ACCC says.

The Philippines has snubbed its long-time ally, the US, and opted to use a 5G network build from a Chinese state-owned company, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

An anticipated deal for processor maker Broadcom to buy security firm Symantec has fallen through due to the insistence of the latter on a price of US$28 per share, which was not acceptable to the former.

Ransomware that uses SSH brute force attacks to gain access to Linux-based network-attached storage systems has been spotted by the security firm Intezer.

Venture capital invested in Australian startups hit a record US$1.23 billion in the 2018/19 financial year, with the potential of startups to change the shape of Australia’s future economy, according to a new global report.

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