Security News > 2019 > May

Weekly review – the hot 25 stories of last week
2019-05-07 09:04

From malware-stuffed piracy apps to the Docker breach, get yourself up to date with everything we wrote last week - it's roundup time.

Chinese Hackers Used NSA Hacking Tools Before Shadow Brokers Leaked Them
2019-05-07 08:48

In a shocking revelation, it turns out that a hacking group believed to be sponsored by Chinese intelligence had been using some of the zero-day exploits linked to the NSA's Equation Group almost...

Chinese Hackers Used NSA Tool a Year Before Shadow Brokers Leak
2019-05-07 06:29

A Chinese threat actor was spotted using a tool attributed to the NSA-linked Equation Group more than one year prior to it being leaked by the mysterious Shadow Brokers, Symantec revealed on...

NSA foreign spying, biotech snooping, Hamas hackers bombed, airline cams, and much more from infosec land
2019-05-07 06:20

Quick-fire summary of the past few days of news Roundup Welcome back, Brits, from your three-day Bank Holiday week. Allow us to catch you up on recent infosec comings and goings.…

Unhackable? New chip makes the computer an unsolvable puzzle
2019-05-07 05:30

A new computer processor architecture that could usher in a future where computers proactively defend against threats, rendering the current electronic security model of bugs and patches obsolete,...

C-Suite execs and policy makers find cybersecurity technology investments essential
2019-05-07 05:15

The majority of C-Suite executives and policy makers in the United States believe investing in security software, infrastructure and emerging technologies is critical to protecting U.S. data from...

Flaws in the design of IoT devices prevent them from notifying homeowners about problems
2019-05-07 05:00

Design flaws in smart home Internet of Things (IoT) devices that allow third parties to prevent devices from sharing information have been identified by researchers at North Carolina State...

Cryptographic breakthrough allows using handshake-style encryption for time-delayed communications
2019-05-07 04:45

When spies meet, they use secret handshakes to confirm their identities, ensuring they are who they say they are. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, and colleagues, have solved a...

Network as a Service market to exceed $50bn by 2025
2019-05-07 04:30

The Network as a Service market is poised to rise from $5 billion in 2018 to over $50 billion by 2025, according to a 2019 Global Market Insights report. Market growth drivers The market growth is...

Eutelsat selects Hughes JUPITER System to enable services on its KONNECT HTS
2019-05-07 01:00

Hughes Network Systems, the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, announced that Eutelsat Communications has selected the Hughes JUPITER System to enable services on its...