Naked Security

Mozilla developer Jared Wein is introducing a new security feature to Firefox 14 called click-to-play. Plugins will not load automatically when visiting websites using things like Flash and Java requiring the user to click before the content is loaded. This could prevent many common drive-by attacks on the web.

Apple has exposed the encryption passwords of FileVault users in the most recent update to OS X Lion. Users are advised to use full disk encryption and change passwords that may have been recorded insecurely.

Apple's latest update to iOS just came out. Version 5.1.1 is more than just a cosmetic fix: it patches at least three security flaws, all of which should be considered serious.

A 31-year-old US man from Atlanta, Georgia, admitted last week that he and his gang stole more than $1.3 million USD by phishing confidential account information from e-commerce sites.

Always take care about clicking on links sent to you out of the blue, even if they arrive on your mobile phone.

A firm at the centre of allegations that its affiliates flooded Facebook with spam and clickjacking attacks has agreed to clean up its act - after earning up to $1.2 million per month in gross monthly revenues.

The Department of Motor Vehicles in Nevada, USA, has issued its first-ever official Autonomous Vehicle Testing number plates to a Google self-driving car. The rego reads ∞AU001, in yellow and white characters on a bright red background.

In the wake of employers requesting access to job candidates' Facebook accounts, a new issue bobs to the surface: should schools use Facebook to spy on students?

US neurosurgeon and low-carbohydrate diet guru Dr. Jack Kruse found himself unceremoniously plucked off a cruise ship and deposited on the shore after a tweet including his name mentioned a bio-terrorist attack against the ship.

Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe and Microsoft products revealed - make sure that your computers are properly patched.

Think that Patch Tuesday is irrelevant to if you don't run Windows? Think again. Mac users advised to update their installations of Microsoft Office.

Penetration testing is a valuable but tool but can quickly get expensive. Focusing on testing the right things in the right manner is key to getting the best bang for your buck.

Two teenagers have been arrested in Norway in connection with a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against websites in the country, and elsewhere around the world.

"News" of Margaret Thatcher's death spreads like wildfire on Twitter, after being announced by "Carla Bruni" and reported by a French news outlet. But is it true? And should we be blaming Carla Bruni?

Hot on the heels of the iOS 5.1.1 release, Apple has pumped out a raft of security updates for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) and Lion (OS X 10.7) users. Many vulnerabilities have been fixed, and Safari gets a really cool new safety feature. Find out more.

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Do you use the internet in hotels when travelling abroad? Do you think it's safe to do so? The FBI thinks you should be careful.. but is being surprisingly coy about the details.

Myspace settles charges with The FTC for sharing the private information and web browsing habits of its 25 million users with advertisers. Do you think it's enough of a slap on the wrist?

A teenage boy, believed to go by the online handle "MLT" and to be a member of the notorious TeamPoison hacking gang, has been arrested by British police.

Dutch court orders the Pirate Party, a political party in favour of free sharing of information and data, remove all links and workaround instructions on how to bypass the ISP block on The Pirate Bay.

Firefox to introduce click-to-play option to protect against dangerous plugins

Apple update to OS X Lion exposes encryption passwords

Apple offers iOS 5.1.1 update, fixes some serious vulnerabilities

US man confesses to part in $1.3M bank and payroll phishing scam

Fraudsters spam out scams via SMS text messages

Facebook clickjackers said to make over $1 million a month, agree to stop spam

Google gets funky new license plates from Nevada DMV

Should schools use Facebook to spy on students?

US surgeon booted off cruise ship, accused of sending terrorist tweet

Patch now! Adobe and Microsoft push out critical security fixes

What the RTF? Mac and Windows users at risk from boobytrapped documents

Practical IT: how to manage cost-effective penetration testing

Norwegian teenagers arrested over denial-of-service attacks

Thatcher is NOT dead. False news of former British Prime Minister's death spreads on Twitter

Important Apple updates for Snow Leopard and Lion - get 'em today!

Security tip: When being interviewed on TV, make sure passwords aren't written behind you

What the FBI didn't tell us about the hotel malware threat

FTC puts Myspace on the naughty step for selling users' private information

MLT - Suspected member of TeamPoison hacking gang arrested

Pirate Party censored from helping people bypass Pirate Bay block