RSA Conference, SOTIF, Data Center Slow Down, Huawei in Brussels

EE Times Current · 8 Mar 2019 · 14m

What this episode covers

This EE Times Weekly Briefing covers four distinct industry stories. Dylan McGrath reports on cryptographers' concerns at the RSA Conference regarding Australia's Access Assistance Bill and its demand for encryption backdoors. Junko Yoshida explains the new SOTIF automotive safety standard, which addresses failures in autonomous vehicles despite compliant hardware. Rick Merritt analyzes a slowdown in data center growth, noting that while hyper-scaler expansion is decelerating, edge networks remain a future prospect. Finally, Balaji Jojo discusses Huawei's strategic pivot to a global public relations campaign and legal challenges in the US following its designation as a security threat.

Mentioned

Companies
Intel, NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, Facebook, AT&T, Huawei, Uber, Tesla, Microsoft
Also
RSA Conference, Australia, Access Assistance Bill, Cybersecurity Transparency Center, ISO 26262

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