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ANSecurity helps Nottinghamshire Healthcare
strengthen its security
more interconnection has prompted the IT department to instigate
a migration of its PKI infrastructure to the newer SHA-2 (Secure Hash
Algorithm 2), a set of cryptographic hash functions that are widely
used in security applications and protocols, including TLS and SSL, PGP,
SSH, S/MIME and IPsec.
“SHA-1 has been depreciated in terms of its security capability,
however not all our applications or servers natively supported SHA-2
which meant we needed to consider the upgrade with the context of
a wider application server upgrade,” explained Andy Spencer, System
Team Leader for Nottinghamshire Healthcare. “It is a significant
project that we felt could benefit from dedicated security expertise
for which we turned to ANSecurity.”
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NSecurity, a specialist in advanced network and data security, has
announced a successful project with Nottinghamshire Healthcare
NHS Foundation Trust to move to the SHA-2 cryptographic standard
to help strengthen its security posture. With over 12,000 computing
devices and 500 servers under its management, Nottinghamshire
Healthcare has maintained an ongoing strategy to continually
improve its security controls. Most of its systems are used internally
and unconnected to the Internet. However, increased use of BYOD and
ANSecurity helped the Trust to overcome the complexity of its
legacy PKI, along with dependencies on existing services including
mobile device onboarding and remote access control. As Jason Parry,
Network Security Architect for ANSecurity, explained: “We discussed
at length with Andy and his team the merits of several deployment
scenarios to determine the best course of action. Next, we agreed
a process with various business groups who consume PKI and once
ratified, completed our standard scope of works documentation with
pre-requisites to streamline the deployment.”
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Huawei brings 5G roadshow to the UK to
demonstrate its advantage
T
he Huawei 5G Roadshow made the latest
stop of its Western European tour with
an appearance at the famous Oval Cricket
Ground in central London. The home of Surrey
County Cricket hosted the fully customised 5G
demo truck as telecom operators, government
officials, media and other partners gathered
to see and hear more about Huawei’s end-
to-end portfolio of 5G products and solutions,
while witnessing the capabilities of 5G via live
AR drone demos.
The event was hosted by Jerry Wang, CEO of
Huawei UK, who was on hand to highlight
the value that 5G will bring to the UK in
terms of enhancing people’s lives, improving
businesses and driving economic growth.
Wang commented: “The truck demonstrates
our commitment to help build a better-
connected UK, based on a consistent R&D
strategy, a portfolio of end-to-end products
and solutions and cooperation with local
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partners. Expanding and evolving existing
LTE network and their derivatives, together
with exploring new vertical segments like
enterprise and the Internet of Things (IoT)
are the first steps in making 5G a reality.”
Huawei is a global leader and pioneer in
the development of 5G technology, which
it has been investing in since 2009. Via its X
Labs development centre, it works with over
280 partners on creating real-life user cases
in key vertical sectors, such as cloud, virtual
reality, connected cars, drones, e-Health
and smart manufacturing. The company is
also cooperating with industry partners to
push the development of a UK 5G industry
ecosystem via the creation of several cross-
industry organisations.
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