Cyber Security Roundup for May 2019

May 2019 was the busiest month of the year for critical security vulnerabilities and patch announcements. The standout was a Microsoft critical security update for Windows, rated with a CVSS score of 9.8 of 10. This vulnerability fixes CVE-20… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for May 2019

Top UK Official Derides Huawei Claiming it has ‘Bad Security’

A top UK government cyber-official has called out the telecom supplier, long suspected to use its infrastructure sales as a base for industrial espionage. Continue reading Top UK Official Derides Huawei Claiming it has ‘Bad Security’

Equifax Downgraded, Huawei Ban, Google is Tracking Your Purchases

This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for May 27th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Investment firm Moody’s downgrades Equifax, Huawei’s US technology ban, and how Google is tracking all your purchases. Prot… Continue reading Equifax Downgraded, Huawei Ban, Google is Tracking Your Purchases

Google, Huawei, & Windows 0-Day – Paul’s Security Weekly #605

    In our final segment, Doug, Jeff, Patrick, and Lee give you the latest security news to talk about a Zero Day for Windows, the battle over Huawei with the US and Google, & unpatched hardware and companies tripping themselves up! Doug’s St… Continue reading Google, Huawei, & Windows 0-Day – Paul’s Security Weekly #605

The UK Government Huawei Dilemma and the Brexit Factor

In the last couple of days, Google announced it will be putting restrictions on Huawei’s access to its Android operating system, massively threatening Huawei’s smartphone market. Meanwhile, UK based chip designer ARM has told its staff to su… Continue reading The UK Government Huawei Dilemma and the Brexit Factor

Huawei, the US ban, and links to Chinese spying explained

For well over a decade Huawei has been accused by governments around the world of working with Chinese national spy agencies. But what evidence is there to back up these serious claims, and what are the global repercussions of this new US Hua… Continue reading Huawei, the US ban, and links to Chinese spying explained

May 21, 2019 – Hack Naked News #219

    This week, Unistellar attackers wiped over 12,000 MongoDB databases, a Slack bug that allows remote file hijacking, Baltimore ransomware nightmare could last weeks more, over 25,000 smart Linksys routers are leaking sensitive data, and Huawei&#8217… Continue reading May 21, 2019 – Hack Naked News #219