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This Week's [in]Security - Issue 190

This Week's [in]Security - Issue 190

Welcome to This Week’s [in]Security. PIN Requirement Future Date Changes. FAQ Update. Magecart. Cardbreaches. New breaches. New Ransomware. Facial Recognition. Right to be forgotten. NIST. MFA. Deepfakes. @New Tools. Pluton. New free CA. Encrypt only. New browser. LidarPhone. Cyber AI. AWS. ICS. Cisco. Citrix. Oldies. Tesla. Fixes. Trends. Nation States. Legal actions. Health, Safety & Environment. Covid-19: Spread, Curves, Spikes, Waves, & reinfections. Contact Tracing. Vaccine Progress. And more.

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.

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