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This Week’s [in]Security – Issue 98 | insecurity | Control Gap

Written by CG Blogger | Feb 12, 2019 3:07:00 AM

Welcome to This Week’s [in]Security. This week: best practice for DSS assessments, crypto-currency CEO dies with only password to $190M, breaches at Houzz, Rubrik, Huddle House, and more, US carriers selling location data again, is Facebook getting serious on privacy, cryptography for slow phones, new TLS attacks, banks and anti-money laundering operations targeted, block-chain hype and trust, and more.

Now here's this week’s selection of news, opinions, and research. Quickly skim annotated links organized by topic: compliance and payment security, breaches, regulation, bugs, privacy, hacking/malware, other security & risk, and more. We hope you enjoy and find them useful.

PCI Compliance and Payments

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

Breaches / Leaks

Covering breaches, leaks, data exposures, and their fallout.

Privacy

Articles about privacy related news, risks, and trends.

Laws & Regulations / Standards

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 and events.

Other Security / Risk

Articles covering other types of risks.

Off-Topic / Science & Tech / Lighter Side

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