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Flying with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending May 13th., 2025
EP 242. In this week's update:
A luxury aircraft gift from Qatar to Trump highlights the hidden cost of “free” when it comes to retrofitting for U.S. presidential security.
Well-timed trades on Melania Trump’s memecoin are raising serious questions about insider access in the unregulated world of crypto.
Repeated credential leaks tied to a federal security engineer underscore the long-term risks of weak password hygiene—even for insiders.
A proposed mandate for decryption backdoors failed in Florida, reaffirming the cybersecurity community’s stance: privacy must remain uncompromised.
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