Security Boulevard Brief

 

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WEEK OF OCTOBER 19 – 25, 2026 Weekly Edition • Mondays TLDR THIS WEEK The Hague Offers Successful Digital Resilience Blueprint to Cities, Organizations Worldwide Car 54, Where Are You? Software Engineer’s DIY Flock-type Camera Identifies, Tracks Police Vehicles Targeted Ads Are Used to Deliver Zero-Click Spyware, Researchers Say Microsoft Shuts Down Phishing Kits Generating 1 Billion Messages IonQ’s $1.3 Billion Bet on Containing the Damage SPONSORED This Week’s Top Stories The Hague Offers Successful Digital Resilience Blueprint to Cities, Organizations Worldwide By Teri Robinson • October 19, 2026 The Hague is sharing a free cybersecurity blueprint to help cities protect nonprofits and community groups. Its pilot reported stronger assessment scores, but device visibility gaps and reliance on volunteers remain challenges. Read more → Car 54, Where Are You? Software Engineer’s DIY Flock-type Camera Identifies, Tracks Police Vehicles By Teri Robinson • October 19, 2026 A Canadian engineer built a $180 camera using AI-assisted license plate recognition to identify police vehicles, prompting a visit from local officers. The project raises questions about privacy and double standards in public surveillance. Read more → Targeted Ads Are Used to Deliver Zero-Click Spyware, Researchers Say By Jeffrey Burt • October 16, 2026 Researchers say targeted online ads are being used to deliver zero-click spyware to mobile devices without user interaction. The findings show how advertising infrastructure can become a channel for covert surveillance. Read more → Microsoft Shuts Down Phishing Kits Generating 1 Billion Messages By Jeffrey Burt • October 15, 2026 Microsoft and partners seized domains linked to YAM Store and phishing kits responsible for a billion messages targeting over 75,000 organizations. The disruption matters, but attackers can reuse credential-theft tactics on new infrastructure. Read more → IonQ’s $1.3 Billion Bet on Containing the Damage By Alan Shimel • October 13, 2026 IonQ’s proposed Elisity deal, worth up to $1.3 billion, would pair quantum security with identity-based segmentation. The combination aims to contain breaches and strengthen protection for data moving across enterprise systems. Read more → VIDEO INTERVIEWS  VIDEO INTERVIEW Qualys CISO Nathan Smolenski Says AI Governance Needs a Rethink October 15, 2026  VIDEO INTERVIEW NCR Atleos Keeps Pace With a Surge in Vulnerabilities October 15, 2026 TECHSTRONG LEARNING  UPCOMING LIVE Practitioner Perspective: Achieving Fine-Grained Control for Data and AI on the Endpoint Register Now • October 20, 2026 • 1:00 PM ET  UPCOMING LIVE You Don’t Have to Rebuild It All: Migrating Searches, Dashboards, and Alerts to Datadog Register Now • October 29, 2026 • 1:00 PM ET  ON DEMAND The Dependency Cooldown Won. Enforcement Didn’t. Watch On Demand Browse all learning events → The Security Boulevard Brief Continuous Security — Fortified. Security Boulevard • Techstrong TV • Events • Advertise Powered by Techstrong Group | a Futurum company Subscribe • Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences