Digital factory Provides you with a summary of the most important cybersecurity news of the week. In the programme, several US-launched investigations into the risks associated with TP-Link routers, a €251 million fine against Meta for non-compliance with the GDPR and a study on the pressure felt by information security managers.
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TP-Link routers may be banned in the US, due to being compromised by China. US authorities are investigating whether the routers produced by the Chinese company pose a threat to internal security. Some devices have been targeted by a hacking campaign linked to the Beijing regime. The company would also be negligent in patching security vulnerabilities in its equipment.
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One in four senior IT executives say they are under extreme stress at work. The professional association Cesin and the cybersecurity services company Advens published their annual report on the pressures on sector officials in France. Despite some encouraging signs, many decision makers feel they are far from achieving their maturity goals for risk management and cyber protection.
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Arctic Wolf acquires BlackBerry’s Cylance division at a discount. BlackBerry is separating itself from its peripheral security division, which has been recording significant losses for some time. A sale at a discount to the Canadian company, which is recouping just $160 million of the $1.4 billion spent in 2018 to acquire Cylance.