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You found What in my What? The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending May 20th., 2025
EP 243. In this week's update:
A History of Cybersecurity
From Cold War codebreakers to cloud-native firewalls, the story of cybersecurity is a decades-long arms race between innovation and intrusion.
Rogue Communication Devices in Chinese Inverters
When your solar panels start phoning home to places you didn’t authorize, it’s time to rethink who you trust with your grid.
Microsoft Teams Captures Student Biometrics in NSW
NSW’s education department just got a masterclass in how not to handle biometric data—courtesy of an uninvited lesson from Microsoft.
AI Models Self-Replicate in China
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