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This Week's [in]Security - Issue 196

This Week's [in]Security - Issue 196

Welcome to This Week’s [in]Security. SolarWinds. Espionage vs Cyberwar. Year in Review Articles. Magecart. New breaches. New Ransomware. Ransomware evolution. Section 230, Patriot Act, False Arrests, Copy and Paste Laws. Know your enemy. Data Lifecycle Management. DNS evolution. TLS 1.3. Flash Sunset. Zyxel backdoors. File Surveillance. Google Docs. Trends. Streaming Swattings. Nation States. Arrests, etc. Ticketmaster. AI. Serverless. Car bombs. Thin Ice. Returns. Health, Safety & Environment. Covid-19: Spread, Curves, Spikes, Waves, & reinfections. New Variants. Impact. Vaccine Progress, More Vaccines, 1-shot Strategies. More of the Good, Bad, and Ugly - Politicians and Celebrities. And more.

Trending news

The SolarWinds Nation State Supply Chain Hack variously called Solar-Gate, Solorigate, (and yes even Breaking-Wind) dominates the headlines and has organizations scrambling to see just how bad it was. This is a major event and fast moving story with far reaching implications.

PCI Compliance and Payments

News and announcements relating to Payment Security, PCI, Card Brands, Payments, Payment Malware and Fraud.

Breaches / Ransomware / Leaks

Covering breaches, leaks, data exposures, ransomware (as potential breach), and their fallout.

Privacy

Articles about privacy related news, risks, and trends.

Laws, Regulations, Standards, and Public Policy

News about laws, regulations, and standards affecting security, privacy, technology, and public interest.

Defense / Techniques / Solutions

Covering developments and opportunities that may help improve security.

Bugs / Design Flaws / Vulnerabilities / Research

Articles about newly discovered vulnerabilities and research.

Hacking / Malware / Cybercrime / Exploitation

News covering active trends, alerts, events.

Other Security / Risk

Articles covering other types of risks.

COVID-19 updates.

COVID related articles. We have been following coronavirus risks since https://controlgap.com/blog/this-weeks-insecurity-issue-147.

Off-Topic / Science & Tech / Lighter Side

A variety of scientific, technical, historical, and more light-hearted news.

This Week's [in]Security - Issue 194

This Week's [in]Security - Issue 194

Welcome to This Week’s [in]Security. SolarWinds. Verifone and Ingenico Critical Updates. Carding. Over 45M records in new breaches. A Clear Breach...

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This Week's [in]Security - Issue 192

This Week's [in]Security - Issue 192

Welcome to This Week’s [in]Security. PCI Updates PTS, P2PE, PFI. PCI eLearning. Magecart. Another mega-breach, plus: data protection, healthcare,...

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This Week's [in]Security - Issue 193

This Week's [in]Security - Issue 193

Welcome to This Week’s [in]Security. Magecart. Payment Terminal Vulnerabilities. New Breaches. Chinese Communists. Ottawa. New Ransomware: planes,...

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