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ICANN responds to Ukraine demand to delete all Russian domains

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Whitegoods and cars also allowed to cross the border

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Switzerland's SWIFT data centre under guard after Russian banks excluded

Local police want to head off any worries about possible sabotage

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Zero trust? Not yet a must for most IT departments

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UK government starts public consultation on telco security

Potential mass internet surveillance idea dropped after ISP pushback, uncertainty about final measures linger

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