Google, Huawei, & Windows 0-Day – Paul’s Security Weekly #605

    In our final segment, Doug, Jeff, Patrick, and Lee give you the latest security news to talk about a Zero Day for Windows, the battle over Huawei with the US and Google, & unpatched hardware and companies tripping themselves up! Doug’s St… Continue reading Google, Huawei, & Windows 0-Day – Paul’s Security Weekly #605

The UK Government Huawei Dilemma and the Brexit Factor

In the last couple of days, Google announced it will be putting restrictions on Huawei’s access to its Android operating system, massively threatening Huawei’s smartphone market. Meanwhile, UK based chip designer ARM has told its staff to su… Continue reading The UK Government Huawei Dilemma and the Brexit Factor

Huawei, the US ban, and links to Chinese spying explained

For well over a decade Huawei has been accused by governments around the world of working with Chinese national spy agencies. But what evidence is there to back up these serious claims, and what are the global repercussions of this new US Hua… Continue reading Huawei, the US ban, and links to Chinese spying explained

May 21, 2019 – Hack Naked News #219

    This week, Unistellar attackers wiped over 12,000 MongoDB databases, a Slack bug that allows remote file hijacking, Baltimore ransomware nightmare could last weeks more, over 25,000 smart Linksys routers are leaking sensitive data, and Huawei&#8217… Continue reading May 21, 2019 – Hack Naked News #219

Google bans Huawei from accessing Android & its licensed apps

By Uzair Amir
Intel Corp., Broadcom Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Xilinx Inc., etc., have also refused to supply critical components and software to Huawei. The US has decided to deny Huawei Technologies Co., a major Chinese tech firm, access to US technology t… Continue reading Google bans Huawei from accessing Android & its licensed apps

Google to stop providing Huawei with key software amid trade war escalation

Google will cease to provide some services to smartphones manufactured by Huawei, a move that could dent the Chinese phone-maker’s business outside its native country. Google has suspended any business with Huawei that requires the transfer of proprietary hardware, software or technical services, Reuters first reported Sunday. Huawei will only be able to use the public version of Android and will not have access to Google apps and services, according to the Wall Street Journal. In practice, existing Huawei smartphones will largely continue to function as normal, though the devices may lose artificial intelligence capabilities and other protocols that rely on Google infrastructure, per WSJ. Future Huawei phones running on Android will lose access to the Google Play Store, Gmail, YouTube and other popular Google apps. “For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices,” a Google […]

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