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This Week's [in]Security - Issue 205

This Week's [in]Security - Issue 205

Welcome to This Week’s [in]Security. Big-Hacks. Microsoft-Exchange, SolarWinds, Accellion, CyberCriminal Forums. New breaches: New Ransomware. CNAME Trackers. Contact Tracing. Apple. FLoC. FACTA and Canada. Supply-chain due diligence. Skills Audits. Brave Search. Secure Coding. Chrome. GenuGate. Android RCE. Intel. Saltstack. More Spectre. Wordpress. Voting Machines. Research. RSA. Quantum and Hashing. letterlocking. Trends. Nation States. Crime. Health, Safety & Environment. Covid-19: Spread, Curves, Spikes, Waves, & reinfections. New Variants. The Red & Grey Zones. Impact. Immunity, Vaccines, and Vaccination. Disinformation. The Good, Bad, and Ugly (Behaviour). 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, Platforms, Standards, and Public Policy

News about laws, regulations, platform rules, 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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This Week's [in]Security - Issue 195

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This Week's [in]Security - Issue 194

This Week's [in]Security - Issue 194

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This Week's [in]Security - Issue 167

This Week's [in]Security - Issue 167

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