Laurens Cerulus
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Past articles by Laurens:
Hacktivists come to Ukraine’s defense
Moscow cyber agency said threat of cyberattacks in Russia was ‘critical.’ → Read More
Europe has a chips plan — here are 6 things that could kill it
The plan’s success is largely out of the EU’s hands — and maybe that’s a good thing. → Read More
EU extends free mobile roaming to 2032
Deal means people can continue to call, text and stream abroad without extra costs for a decade. → Read More
Inside Gaia-X: How chaos and infighting are killing Europe’s grand cloud project
The initiative, meant to boost Europe’s cloud services, is failing to fix the problems it was intended to solve. → Read More
Fears loom over Afghanistan’s internet
With the Taliban taking over, Afghans fear the end of open access to the internet, censorship and reprisals. → Read More
Hologram wars: The race to 6G
Geopolitics creeped into 5G. It’ll be baked into the sixth generation of mobile networks. → Read More
France identifies Russia-linked hackers in large cyberattack
Hackers breached software firm that listed Airbus, Orange and the French Ministry of Justice as its clients. → Read More
The EU’s front line with China: Stockholm
Beijing is threatening retaliation over Sweden’s ban on Huawei and ZTE in 5G contracts. → Read More
After Huawei, Europe’s telcos want ‘open’ 5G networks
Equipment makers Ericsson and Nokia face new competitors and political pressure to open up. → Read More
Experts urge Europe to up its game on microchips
US-China tensions highlight the need for a homegrown semiconductor industry, experts warn. → Read More
Hackers targeted EU Commission to infiltrate coronavirus vaccine ‘cold chain’
Attacks were likely state-sponsored, says US tech giant IBM. → Read More
EU-US ‘tech alliance’ faces major obstacles on tax, digital rules
The EU’s willingness to collaborate on tech may not be reciprocated by Washington. → Read More
UK slaps new deadline on installing Huawei kit
Government will now ban the installation of new Huawei equipment in 5G telecoms networks from September 2021. → Read More
A reporter hacked an EU Council meeting. Here’s why he did it.
Stunt showed a lack of security awareness among ministers and weakness in the EU’s system. → Read More
Huawei challenges legality of 5G bans in Poland, Romania
National 5G security rules ‘are predicated on several violations of EU law,’ Chinese firm tells Commission. → Read More
EU sanctions Russian hackers for 2015 Bundestag breach
The European Union imposed sanctions Thursday on two Russian intelligence officers and a unit of the military intelligence service GRU over their involvement in hacking the German parliament in 201… → Read More
Sweden bans Huawei, ZTE equipment from key parts of 5G network
Swedish authorities said Tuesday that local telecom operators will not be allowed to use equipment from Chinese vendors Huawei or ZTE in large parts of their 5G networks. “New installations a… → Read More
EU countries sound alarm about growing anti-5G movement
Brussels needs to send a ‘clear and loud message’ about the benefits of the technology, 15 countries tell EU chiefs. → Read More
Europe to crack down on surveillance software exports
EU needs to make sure ‘China or Russia are not simply given the newest technology,’ lead negotiator says. → Read More
US war on Chinese tech ‘wouldn’t be complete’ without Berlin: US diplomat
The German government is said to be poised to beef up 5G security checks — but not to ban Huawei. → Read More