This week we fly from an apiary to a cuddly puppy.

But all is not as it seems: We triple peak before a bout of melancholy and find an unwelcome foe back after a “short break”.

We have lawsuits, legal requests, and cameras all divulging way more than they should. We sequence the missing 8% and finally, we have a couple of lists that will turn you into such a security guru that you might be writing this update next week.

Then we end with possibly the best reason to own a cat.

You are going to love this week’s IT privacy and Security Weekly Update, it is simply the best one yet!

Grab your veil and gloves, pull up your socks, and let’s have an adventure!

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Ooh… this week we start with rich creamy chocolate and end with a little smile.

In between those pleasurable bookends, we get an update on the Lapsus$ soap opera before the movie rights are sold to Hollywood.

We learn about printers being hacked to spread the news, and the astounding number and diversity of attacks on communications across Ukraine.

We get an update on a tech exodus and a new targeted ad campaign from the FBI.

Finally, there’s a new “adopt an FSB agent program” with glittering tips on how you can find your own.

This is the best IT Privacy and Security weekly update yet. Let’s roll! Swiss roll!

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oh... and the jokes...

What did the moderator say to kick off the IT speed dating session?

What do you call a turtle that surfs the dark web?

What do you call an excavated pyramid

If girls are made of sugar, spice, and everything nice, and boys are made of slime, snails, and puppy-dog tails, what’s the cloud made from?

What do you call a group of math and science geeks at a party?

What’s the best way to catch a runaway robot?

Why did the programmer leave the camping trip early?

What do you tell a hacker after a bad breakup?

Did you hear about the computer that kept rebooting?

Why did the band never get a gig?

and finally…

One day, I started to whisper, so my wife asked me why I was whispering, I told her I didn’t want Mark Zuckerberg to hear us.

I laughed.

My wife laughed.

Alexa laughed.

Siri laughed....

This week we dance from Taylor Swift to Arkady Volozh or probably more correctly, from New York to Moscow.

We learn about over-reactions at NPM, Facebook, and Microsoft. We share some amazing visuals from NASA, that once you see, you can never unsee, and find the US government reminding each and every one of us that the Ukraine war is now at our door.

Finally, we learn about the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US considering the incorporation of climate risk into financial risk.

This is an action-packed update, hotter than ever, so leave your coats behind, slip on some comfy shoes and let’s start our journey in the newest class on the syllabus….

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This week we zoom from your face to space, dodging flying objects as we go.

We learn a bit more about Putin’s pre-war prep and its effect on Google and Apple. We discover a new website that helps us deliver a text to one of the millions of Russian citizens who may not have access to different perspectives on the Ukraine invasion.

We see an amazing data collection mapped to within 150 meters of where it happened, the issuance of new DNS certs and the quick sprint of the ruble into crypto.

We discover a new computer virus and get rid of an old computer anti-virus.

Then we get yet another lesson on why password hygiene is so important from one of the most unlikely sources yet.

This is definitely the best IT Privacy and Security Weekly update yet, so grab your butterfly nets and let’s see what we can clear out of low Earth orbit.

We start by tipping our hats in respect to all those valiantly fighting for democracy in Ukraine.

Then we go on an adventure. This one’s going to get our feet dirty. First with a new use for artificial intelligence, and then while we award Apple a “fail” on the very day it launches its latest raft of products.

We unearth why 9 women might be the right number for the US supreme court on International Women’s Day.

…And then get muddied with an update on the rather unique ransom demands being made of NVIDIA before dishing the dirt on the latest timings for cracking your password.

And at least for this adventure, we have a happy ending.

It’s all part of good discovery, so grab a shovel and let’s get digging!

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Before we start this week’s update it’s important to acknowledge what is going on in the world around us. There is a physical war involving the attack on Ukraine where the courage and the stamina of the people have engendered new levels of respect and awe, and there is a cyberwar.

Both at the direction of one individual.

Every single inhabitant on this planet will pay for his decision. Some will lose their homes, others their retirement savings, some will pay more for food and fuel, and some will pay the ultimate sacrifice.

Where ever you are in the world, if you can help, please do help.

In the best IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update yet we start by covering current events, before lifting the lid on your home router, going underground (literally), and then finishing high above the Earth.

Let’s start our journey.

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This week we discover 15 boxes, a number one app., and end up at the back end of the car.

With high compression pistons and rack and pinion steering stabilizing our high adhesion slicks, we roll through a billion faces, pound on Taiwanese bank doors, steal some NFTs, experience Man City in 3D, and come to understand why you should never use pixelation to hide behind when you track a Magpie.

Join us through the hairpin turns as we go flag to flag on a racing line through this week’s superspeedway of stories.

Let’s don that Nomex, check our earpiece accelerometers, flip down our visors, and hit the tarmac!

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“What’s behind you doesn’t matter.” – Enzo Ferrari

This week we start and end with Gu in an unabashed attempt to have this update returned in at least fifteen million search queries.

In between the Gu at the beginning and the end, we Freeski through TikTok, pull a reverse 1440 to strange noises from cars, do a left side 1080 for Facebook, before ending with a double cork 1620 with a safety grab.

Yes, this is the greatest IT Privacy and Security update yet, and yes, we have all the freshest stories and tricks for you from this winter’s games.

Oh, and by the way, that’s Eileen Gu on the ivories. Her mum filmed her on the piano while they waited for a flight in the departure gate at the airport. You couldn’t make this up.

So, skis waxed, goggles on, boots fastened, poles back, ready, set, go!

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This week we discover where stolen crypto and discarded fishing nets end up and we’re pretty sure you will be surprised by both.

We then swim from vigilantes, newspapers, washed NFTs, and crypto-mining before landing on a pile of VB scripts.

So put your Astro-boy boots on, grab those speedos and let’s rocket!

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In the week that Neil Young took both Spotify and Joe Rogan to task for spreading Covid misinformation, we start with the hurricane of an army wife scorned and end in the aftermath of Elon Musk moving something from the morning shower to the middle of the multi-lane highway.

Gosh.

In between that weather front and the next, we find facial recognition, fingerprints, fries, fines, and fight club. We even discover the new secret successor to the NSO Group.

Hold onto your hats, grab your phone, your raincoat, and let’s join the rest of the storm chasers as we track down this week’s highly unusual atmospheric activity.

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...And just in case you do find yourself facing off against a hurricane, stay away from the windows, get as low as possible, move to an interior room, closet, or downstairs bathroom, and remember that we will be back in 7 to give you more instruction.

Until then stay safe, stay, secure… and try to remain calm…