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Bye bye NBN 25? ACCAN urges NBN Co to ditch 25Mbps services, make 50Mbps the new minimum
NBN Co is being urged to reconsider its focus on delivering faster top-end speeds, and expand its plans by raising speeds on its lowest tier, setting a new baseline of 50Mbps, according to a consultation paper. Responding to NBN Co’s latest consultation paper, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) remarks that the wholesaler is too focused on introducing faster…
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Trade body urges UK government to speed up National Semiconductor Strategy
TechUK has issued an updated review of its UK Plan for Chips, urging the government to move faster to implement its National Semiconductor Strategy. Two years on from its initial report, techUK said it had welcomed the publication of the strategy in 2023, which incorporated key recommendations from its original UK Plan for Chips. However, the trade body said that…
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SonicWall urges admins to patch exploitable SSLVPN bug immediately
SonicWall is emailing customers urging them to upgrade their firewall’s SonicOS firmware to patch an authentication bypass vulnerability in SSL VPN and SSH management that is “susceptible to actual exploitation.” In an email sent to SonicWall customers and shared on Reddit, the firewall vendor says the patches are available as of yesterday, and all impacted customers should install them immediately to prevent exploitation.…
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Chinese cybersecurity association urges review of Intel products – Computerworld
“The sanctions will definitely have repercussions and a short-term impact on Intel,” said Pareekh Jain, CEO of Pareekh Consulting. “But although rivals like AMD might see some initial benefit, eventually they will likely be targeted as well. The medium-term goal seems to be to bolster China’s domestic chip industry.” Speculations on Chinese companies China has been pushing for self-sufficiency in…
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Splunk Urges Australian Organisations to Secure LLMs
Splunk’s SURGe team has assured Australian organisations that securing AI large language models against common threats, such as prompt injection attacks, can be accomplished using existing security tooling. However, security vulnerabilities may arise if organisations fail to address foundational security practices. Shannon Davis, a Melbourne-based principal security strategist at Splunk SURGe, told TechRepublic that Australia was showing increasing security awareness…
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European semiconductor group urges accelerated support and policy overhaul – Computerworld
“Finally, the ‘Chips Act 2.0’ should include mechanisms for flexibility and adaptability to rapidly respond to industry shifts and geopolitical changes, ensuring that the EU’s strategy remains relevant and effective in the evolving semiconductor landscape,” Rawat added. Overcoming export restrictions A significant challenge has been the trade restrictions placed on companies like ASML regarding exports to China. The ESIA has…
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SolarWinds urges customers to patch critical Web Help Desk flaw
SolarWinds has issued a warning to customers after the discovery of a critical vulnerability in the firm’s Web Help Desk solution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-28986, is a Java deserialization vulnerability that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution, the company confirmed in an advisory last week. “SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java…
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