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Security 29 May 2025 - 5 September 2025

Starlink Blitz, Spy Sat Scare & Mission Milestones: Space News Roundup (Sept 4–5, 2025)

Starlink Blitz, Spy Sat Scare & Mission Milestones: Space News Roundup (Sept 4–5, 2025)

SpaceX’s next Starlink launch could mark its 500th Falcon booster landing and 111th mission of 2025. Israel’s Ofek-19 spy satellite launch triggered panic on the ground but expanded national surveillance. NASA and NOAA plan to launch three Sun-studying spacecraft on a single Falcon 9. A SpaceX Dragon cargo craft performed the first ISS reboost using its own engines.
5 September 2025
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Tech Turmoil: Outages, Spyware Scares & Billion‑Dollar Deals – Non‑AI Tech News (Sept 1–2, 2025)

Tech Turmoil: Outages, Spyware Scares & Billion‑Dollar Deals – Non‑AI Tech News (Sept 1–2, 2025)

A Verizon wireless outage over Labor Day weekend left tens of thousands unable to call or text, with phones stuck in “SOS only” mode. Meta patched a WhatsApp flaw allowing zero-click spyware on iPhones and Macs, affecting fewer than 200 users. A whistleblower claims a U.S. agency uploaded the Social Security database of 300 million Americans to an unsecured cloud server. FTC Chairman Ferguson warned Google over alleged Gmail spam filter bias.
2 September 2025
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Quantum Tech Leap: Breakthrough Discoveries, Big Bets & Security Moves (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Quantum Tech Leap: Breakthrough Discoveries, Big Bets & Security Moves (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Researchers in New Zealand and Austria demonstrated control of magnon-polaritons in a hybrid quantum system by exploiting energy loss, publishing results in Nature Physics. University of Chicago scientists turned a fluorescent protein into a working qubit inside living cells, as reported in Nature. A Swedish-Finnish team developed a magnetic material that stabilizes qubits against noise, detailed in Physical Review Letters.
21 August 2025
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Shocking 2025 Moscow Drone Ban: Complete Guide to Russia’s New UAV Laws

Shocking 2025 Moscow Drone Ban: Complete Guide to Russia’s New UAV Laws

Russia requires all drones over 150 g to be registered with Rosaviatsia within 10 days of import or purchase, with mandatory liability insurance for owners. Commercial operators need a Rosaviatsia pilot certificate and a separate aerial filming permit. As of May 2023, private drone launches are banned inside Moscow’s MKAD. No-fly zones include the Kremlin, airports, and military sites, with violations risking fines or drone seizure.
19 August 2025
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Global Tech Roundup: Musk’s $29 B Windfall, Security Scares & Satellite Shakeups (Aug 4–5, 2025)

Global Tech Roundup: Musk’s $29 B Windfall, Security Scares & Satellite Shakeups (Aug 4–5, 2025)

Spotify raised its Premium Individual plan price to €11.99 from €10.99 across multiple regions, effective September, sending shares up nearly 8%. Microsoft briefly surpassed a $4 trillion market cap on August 1, 2025, becoming the second company to reach that mark after Nvidia. Figma’s stock fell about 23% from its post-IPO peak by August 4, with its market cap near $60 billion.
5 August 2025
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War of the Drones: How Jammers, Lasers, and Nets Are Taking Down Rogue UAVs

War of the Drones: How Jammers, Lasers, and Nets Are Taking Down Rogue UAVs

NFL drone incursions jumped from about a dozen in 2017 to 2,845 in 2023. The global anti-drone market reached $2.4 billion in 2024 and is projected to top $10 billion by 2030. The U.S. Navy deployed Anduril’s Anvil interceptors with Raytheon’s Coyote missiles, while the Army fielded a 50 kW laser on a Stryker vehicle. The FAA’s Remote ID rule began enforcement in September 2023.
22 July 2025
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Apple’s July 2025 Bombshells: Foldable iPhone, AI Secrets, Encryption Showdown & More

Apple’s July 2025 Bombshells: Foldable iPhone, AI Secrets, Encryption Showdown & More

Apple plans to launch a foldable iPhone in late 2026 with a 7.8-inch inner display, 5.5-inch outer screen, titanium-steel hinge from Samsung Display, and Touch ID on the side button, priced around $2,000. India iPhone production jumped 53% year-over-year to 23.9 million units in H1 2025, reaching 17% of global output. Apple TV+ secured 81 Emmy nominations, led by Severance with 27.
21 July 2025
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Zero-Knowledge Proof and Confidential Computing – June–July 2025 Report

Zero-Knowledge Proof and Confidential Computing – June–July 2025 Report

OPAQUE Systems launched Confidential Agents at the Confidential Computing Summit on June 17–18, 2025, enabling AI agents to operate inside TEEs with encrypted data and audit features. Anjuna Security added a top-5 global bank as a client, now serving three of the world’s 10 largest banks. Keyring Network and partners debuted the first zkVerified DeFi markets on Avalanche on June 30. Google Wallet began using zero-knowledge proofs for age verification in late June.
10 July 2025
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Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) Hardware News – June–July 2025

Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) Hardware News – June–July 2025

Microsoft Azure will retire SGX-based DCsv2 confidential VM instances by June 30, 2026, with capacity restrictions starting July 1, 2025, and migration to AMD SEV-SNP or Intel TDX VMs. Intel’s 5th-Gen Xeon Emerald Rapids with TDX launched in Azure preview in April 2025. Linux kernel 6.16 added host TDX support mid-2025. Google Cloud now offers AMD SEV-SNP VMs on 4th Gen EPYC Genoa servers.
10 July 2025
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Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

The CORONA program began US satellite photo-reconnaissance in 1959, with Discoverer XIV’s mid-air film recovery in 1960. By early 2024, China’s Yaogan constellation reached 144 satellites, including sub-meter optical variants. Cosmos 954, a Soviet RORSAT, scattered radioactive debris over Canada in 1978. Over 1,100 active Earth-observation satellites orbited by 2025, more than half commercially owned.
19 June 2025
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Top 10 Web Browsers of 2025: Features, Security, Market Share & Performance Comparison

Top 10 Web Browsers of 2025: Features, Security, Market Share & Performance Comparison

Google Chrome controls about 66–67% of the global browser market in 2025. Safari holds 17–18%, while Microsoft Edge has 5% overall and 13.8% of desktop use. Firefox, Opera, Samsung Internet, Brave, Vivaldi, UC Browser, and Yandex each account for less than 3% globally. Yandex reaches 18% share in Russia.
19 June 2025
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From Atoms for Peace to the Nuclear Brink: The Shocking Timeline of Iran’s Nuclear Program (1950s–2025)

From Atoms for Peace to the Nuclear Brink: The Shocking Timeline of Iran’s Nuclear Program (1950s–2025)

Iran’s nuclear program began in 1957 with U.S. support and expanded under the Shah, then stalled after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Covert work resumed in the 1980s, with China and the A.Q. Khan network supplying technology. The 2015 JCPOA curbed enrichment, but U.S. withdrawal in 2018 led Iran to exceed limits, amassing 408.6 kg of 60% enriched uranium by May 2025. Mediation talks continue.
17 June 2025
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Jam-Proof & Unstoppable: How Fiber-Optic Drones Are Rewiring the Future of UAVs

Jam-Proof & Unstoppable: How Fiber-Optic Drones Are Rewiring the Future of UAVs

Russia used fiber-tethered kamikaze FPV drones in Ukraine in spring 2024, reaching 20–30 km ranges with jam-proof 1 Gbps links. By late 2024, Ukraine’s 3DTech Khyzhak REBOFF and Russia’s Ushkuynik Knyaz Vandal were among the first operational models. Ukraine allocated Brave1 funding to fiber drones in early 2025. The global tethered-drone market was $300 million in 2024, projected to exceed $460 million by 2033.
17 June 2025
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From Jammers to Laser Cannons: Inside the Cutting-Edge Anti-Drone Tech Defending the Skies

From Jammers to Laser Cannons: Inside the Cutting-Edge Anti-Drone Tech Defending the Skies

The NFL recorded a 20,000% surge in drone incursions at games from 2017 to 2023. Counter-drone systems now use radar, RF analyzers, optical/infrared cameras, and acoustic sensors with AI to detect and identify drones and pilots. U.S. federal agencies hold authority for drone mitigation, while state and local agencies face restrictions on jamming. The global anti-drone market is projected to grow 27.8% annually this decade.
17 June 2025
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Sky Wars: The Rising Drone Threat and High-Tech Counter-Drone Warfare

Sky Wars: The Rising Drone Threat and High-Tech Counter-Drone Warfare

Violent non-state actors conducted 1,122 drone attacks from 2006 to 2023, peaking at 265 in 2023. The Ukraine war saw both sides using drone swarms, prompting the U.S. to send VAMPIRE anti-drone kits. Counter-drone systems now combine radar, RF, and kinetic interceptors. The global anti-drone market is projected to reach up to $15 billion by 2030, with North America leading.
16 June 2025
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Inside the Sky Shield: How Secure Is Your Satellite Internet?

Inside the Sky Shield: How Secure Is Your Satellite Internet?

On February 24, 2022, a cyberattack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network in Europe disabled about 40,000 modems by targeting a ground VPN appliance and pushing malicious firmware. Starlink’s low Earth orbit system offers latency of 20–40 ms, compared to 500–700 ms for traditional GEO satellites. Unencrypted satellite downlinks can be intercepted with $300 in equipment. Ground stations remain a key vulnerability for network-wide attacks.
4 June 2025
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Satellite Technology in Military and Defense: A Global Overview

Satellite Technology in Military and Defense: A Global Overview

The U.S. operates about 120–130 dedicated military satellites, while Russia and China maintain 70–80 and 60–70, respectively. India demonstrated an ASAT capability in 2019, and North Korea launched Malligyong-1 in 2023, claiming imagery of U.S. bases. Major debris events include Russia’s 2021 and China’s 2007 ASAT tests. Ukraine used Starlink for communications after Russia’s 2022 cyberattack on Viasat.
29 May 2025
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