英语命题素材·时文篇BBC

英语命题素材·时文篇一Banking,securityandtechnology–onestepaheadTechnologyischangingthewaybusinessisdone,ineveryindustry.Asiaissettoemergeasakeycentreoftechnology-driveninnovation;withrisingmiddle-classincomespushingdemandforconsumption,acomparativelyyoungpopulationof‘digitalnatives’,thelargestinter-connectivityofflowswithotheremergingeconomiesandanaverageGDPgrowththatiscontinuingtooutperform（胜过）thewest.InChina,forexample,digital-bankingpenetration（渗透率）fortransactionsandservicesisonasteeprise,withthecountryseeinga53%increaseinonlineservicesoveraseven-yearperiod.Thistechnology-driveninnovationchangeismostobviousintraditionalindustriessuchasbanking.Butwithdigitaltransformation,comesanequalamountofcyber（网络的）basedthreats,agrowingconcernamongfinancialsectorexecutives,especiallywhencomparedtoindustriesacrosstheboard.Astransactionsmoveonline,particularlyondevices,providersaredoublingdownonadvancedauthenticationandsecuritymeasures,astrickandriskbecomeincreasinglycomplex.Financialfirmsareturningtotechnologyindustryleaderstopavethewaytosecurebankingforthefuture.Huawei,aleadingglobalproviderofinformationandcommunicationstechnology(ICT)infrastructureandsmartdevices,isusingtheirtechnologytoworkwithkeypartners,suchasChinaMerchantsBank(CMB),tomakedigitalfirstbankingapriority.CMB,anawardwinning‘BestRetailBank’,isdrivenbytheircorevaluesof‘Service,InnovationandStability’.Thecompanyisnowranked11thamonggloballylistedbanks,recentlysurpassingamarketvalueofoverRMB700billion.Wantingtogetaheadstartonthetechnologicalchangetocome,whilstprovidingaworldclasscustomerexperienceandpositioningitselfasaleadingdigitalbank,thecompanyinvestedandbuiltitsownBigDataplatform,drivenbycloudcomputingsystems.FacingchallengessuchasfierceInternetbankingcompetitionandtheincreaseinfinancialdataandprocessingplatforms,CMBturnedtoHuaweitoharnessthepowerofplatform.HuaweidevelopedFusionCloudandFusionInsight,twosolutionsinvolvingenterpriselevelcloudandbigdataplatforms,matchedapplicationscenariosolutionssuchasanti-fraudmeasures,andadevelopmentteamwithconsultingservices.Followinganindustry-widetrend,with65%offinancialservicescompanieshavingadoptedorcurrentlyimplementingsomevarietyofcloudorIoTbasedsecuritysystem.Andultimatelythesesolutionsreaprewards,particularlyforcustomersinthisconsumer-centricworld,suchascoveringtheentirelifecycleoffinancialbigdata,improvedefficiencyanddiversified,innovativeservices.CMBarejoiningthenextwaveofbanking–fromdigitalservicestodigitaltransformation.Increasedtrustandsecuritymeasures,predictivetechnologyandfacialrecognitionapplicationsarejustsomeofthemanywaysthesetwogiantsareworkingtoensurethebestfortheircustomers,enhancingthedigitalbankingexperience.Intoday’sworld,howfastyoutransformwilldependslargelyonyourtechnologicalcapabilities,andforCMBthisisallbecomingpossiblewiththepowerofHuawei.二Mobilenetworkscallfor5GsecurityinspectorThemobilenetworkindustryhascalledforanewEuropeansecuritytestingschemetocheckthesafetyof5Gequipmentbeforeitisdeployed.Severalcountrieshavestoppedindividualcompaniessupplyingequipmentfortheirnext-generationnetworks,citingsecurityconcerns.ChinesegiantsHuaweiandZTEhavebothfacedintensescrutiny.TheGSMA,whichrepresents800networkoperators,saidatestingschemewouldreducetheneedtobansuppliers.Australia,NewZealand,andtheUnitedStateshavealreadybarredHuaweifromsupplyingequipmentfortheirfuture5Gnetworks.Meanwhile,CanadaiscarryingoutasecurityreviewofHuawei'sproductsandUKserviceproviderBTisremovingHuaweikitfromthecoreofits5Gnetwork.ManycountriesfearthattheChinesegovernmentisusingHuaweiasaproxysoitcanspyonrivalnationsandscoopupusefulinformation.Timeline:What'sgoingonwithHuawei?Huawei:ShouldwebeworriedabouttheChinesetechgiant?Huaweihassaiditisindependentandgivesnothingtothecountry'sgovernment,apartfromrelevanttaxes.ButcriticsquestionhowfreeanymajorChinesebusinesscanbefromBeijing'sinfluence.TheGSMAisconcernedthatbanningsupplierswillcausedelaysto5Grolloutandincreasecosts."Suchsignificantconsequences,intendedornot,areentirelyavoidable,"itsaidinastatement.ItintendstoputtogetherataskforceofEuropeanmobilenetworkstoidentifywaysthatequipmenttestingcouldbeenhanced.TheUK'scommunicationsagencyGCHQalreadyhasataskforcededicatedtoinspectingHuaweiequipment.ThelastreportGCHQproducedsaiditfound"shortcomings"inproductsthatmeantitcouldonlygive"limitedassurance"thatthefirmposednothreat.TheGSMAsaidgovernmentsshouldworkwithmobileoperatorstoagreeonastandardisedtestingschemeacrossEuropeto"ensureconfidenceinnetworksecurity".Huaweisaiditwas"committedtoworkinggloballywitheveryoneinvolvedinnetworksecurity".DeutscheTelekomsaiditwelcomedthemove.Spain'