Sharing espionage tools and infrastructure. Speculative execution flaws found in Intel chips. A big Patch Tuesday. CrowdStrike’s IPO. WhatsApp exploitation. Cyber Solarium. Ransomware in Baltimore.

Chinese domestic and foreign intelligence services are cooperating more closely in cyberspace. Another set of speculative execution issues is found in Intel chips. This month’s Patch Tuesday was a big one. CrowdStrike files for its long-anticipated IPO. WhatsApp, spyware, and zero-days. Apple may be required to open its devices to apps from third-party stores. The Cyber Solarium is ready to get started, and Russia offers a helpful hand. Baltimore continues to suffer from ransomware. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture Labs with an overview of the Accenture Technology Vision report. Guest is Tom Pedersen from OneLogin on password use trends. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/May/CyberWire_2019_05_15.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices