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This Week's [in]Security - Issue 257 | insecurity | Control Gap

Written by CG Blogger | Mar 6, 2022 2:45:00 PM

Welcome to This Week’s [in]Security. PCI and payments: PCI updates: DSSv4 timelines. Training & events. New breaches: Conti Malware Group, Samsung, Nvidia, Robinhood, Lawyers. New Ransomware: Hive Decryption, Toyota, AON. Major outages: Semiconductors. Follow-ups & Fall-out. Privacy: DNA testing, AirTags. Laws & Regs - Canada: Lawful Access, Privacy Reform, CRTC. US: Cybersecurity law, SEC, Web-Scraping. World: Telcos, Crypto-Taxes. Standards: NSA, NIST. Defense. Vulnerabilities, Zerodays: Firefox, Other Vulnerabilities: Password Cracking, Credentials in Code, Linux, Samsung, Stalkerware, Medical IoT, Echo, Patching: CISA. Crypto-research: PQC-Hybrid. Cybercrime: Trends: APIs, DDoS, NVIDIA certs, Sharkbot, SockDetour, Teabot. Nation States and mercenaries: Europe, China, Iran. Crime & Enforcement. Other Risks: Bulletproof TLS, Shadow IT. Democracy. Health, Safety & Environment. The Russia v. Ukraine war. Innovation and more.

Note: the volume and variety of Ukraine related articles makes it difficult to report these under specific sections, we will be reporting these in a dedicated section below.

PCI Compliance and Payments

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

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.

Russia v. Ukraine War

News and announcements relating to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Off-Topic / Science & Tech / Lighter Side

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