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SSCC 160 - That's not just any old malware - that's a TRUE VIRUS! [PODCAST]
Ready for listening... Here's this week's Sophos Security Chet Chat podcast.
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Facial recognition software leads to arrest after 14-year manhunt
A former US resident from New Mexico was captured in Nepal after 14 years on the run. The fugitive's passport photo matched up with a newly issued wanted poster. Does the capture of a suspected child...
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Good bot, bad bot? 23 million Twitter accounts are automated
Its latest SEC filing says that 8.5% of active monthly users are automatons, which could mean there are a boatload of bots on the service. Some are spam, some are useful, some are just publications'...
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Apple Safari for OS X gets "click-to-own" security holes patched
The 6th Safari security update in 10 months is out. With fixes for 7 potential remote code execution holes, get it while it's hot...
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The top 5 privacy failures - what's the most epic fail of all? [POLL]
The list of culprits in our eroding privacy is long, but some privacy fails stand out above the rest. So we're calling out five privacy killers that deserve an extra level of shaming. Take our poll,...
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Snowden: NSA working on ‘MonsterMind’ cyberwar bot
The cyber defense system would instantly and autonomously neutralize foreign cyberattacks against the US and could also be used to launch retaliatory strikes. To do so, it would have to control and...
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Thousands of computers open to eavesdropping and hijacking
Many, many people and businesses are running a remote access tool, Virtual Network Computing, without a password. The tool lets people see everything we do online or reach through and take over our...
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Google adds deceptive software warnings to Safe Browsing service
The days of having your homepage switched or suddenly discovering a mysterious toolbar in your browser may be set to come to an end following an announcement from Google yesterday. From next week,...
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The EPIC edition – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
One less opt-in app, one more Android virus, and a bunch of EPIC failures... All in this week's 60 Second Security.
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Microsoft pulls Patch Tuesday kernel update - MS14-045 can cause Blue Screen...
MS14-045, which fixes various security holes in the Windows kernel, can cause a BSoD and leave you stuck in a reboot loop. Here's how to escape...
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Monday review - the hot 19 stories of the week
Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time.
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How will you pay for the internet of the future?
In this, the 25th year anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web, the man who claims to have invented the pop-up ad and gave rise to an economy of surveillance has apologized, said that the...
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Shark attack! Google wraps underwater cables in Kevlar-like vests
Google has to wrap its underwater sea cables in a Kevlar-like material, it says, because sharks like to bite them.
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Twitter injects favourites into newsfeeds, but is it an 'invasion of privacy'?
Twitter is taking people's favourites - what many (mistakenly) have assumed were private - and sticking them into people's newsfeeds, along with follow notifications.
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Supervalu says it was breached - is it the next Target?
US retailer Supervalu is warning customers that an intrusion of its network may have resulted in the theft of credit and debit card account numbers from up to 200 of its stores. Meanwhile, a related...
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US won't release Russian MP's son being held on PoS hacking charges
A US federal court has refused to release Roman Seleznev, arrested in the Maldives under suspicion of rigging retail PoS systems to rip off credit card details. Prosecutors say he was caught with over...
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US Nuclear Regulatory Commission hacked 3 times in 3 years
According to documents obtained under an open-records request, two of the hacks, perpetrated via phishing emails, are believed to have originated in foreign countries, while the source of the third...
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Google plans YouTube clean-up, ready for kid customers
The new services reportedly will include a dashboard for parents, a child-safe YouTube, and a new age requirement on Android gadgets. This might be a good thing. Can you imagine a YouTube that won't...
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Delaware passes law to give others access to our e-lives when we die
It's the broadest law regarding digital assets of the deceased to be passed in the US, and internet companies and privacy advocates aren't too crazy about it. At the end of the day/your days, a will...
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5 excuses for doing nothing about computer security!
Here are five security excuses that we hear a lot, both from individuals and from small businesses. We've given you some advice to help you argue back that security really does matter...
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