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If you hammer your RAM, won't that break it? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
From CPUs on fire to hammered memory modules - here's our latest 60 Second Security video! Why not give it a try...
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Monday review - the hot 23 stories of the week
Here they are: the hot computer security stories of the past week, neatly laid out for you to review.
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Bank tests heartbeat-encoded wristbands for online authentication
Halifax is trialing the use of a wristband to store our ECGs, given that our hearts are random number generators unique to every individual.
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Full rules for protecting net neutrality released by FCC
The commission will decide what's acceptable on a case-by-case basis. Let the legal battles begin!
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TeslaCrypt ransomware attacks gamers - "all your files are belong to us!"
TeslaCrypt is a new ransomware that goes above and beyond CryptoLocker in the types of files it seeks out to hold for ransom, including those related to video games. SophosLabs dug in to find out what...
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Facebook clarifies what you can and cannot post on the site
Facebook has issued detailed new guidance on what it counts as "unacceptable content", such as some nudity, hate speech and graphic videos.
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Yahoo slices your password out of login process, shows off end-to-end encryption
The result of snipping out passwords: one-factor authentication. Just make sure not to lose that phone!
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Google forgets one little "Yes/No" setting, leaks private WHOIS data
Even Google can make data leakage mistakes, as network security expert group Talos recently noticed. Just one tiny little Yes/No setting that went wrong...
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Silk Road lieutenant Peter Nash pleads guilty
Australian Peter Nash, who worked as the main moderator of the online drugs bazaar, pleaded guilty to money laundering and drug trafficking.
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"Black Box" brouhaha breaks out over brute forcing of iPhone PIN lock
A brouhaha has broken out about a "Black Box" that can brute force your iPhone PIN by trying every possible combination, from 00..00 to 99..99. Apparently, it can even circumvent the "10 mistakes and...
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A third of Americans have changed online and phone behaviours post-Snowden
Edward Snowden has been heard, and his words are having at least some effect. True, a minority have changed to better protect their privacy, but the more people know, the more likely they are to change.
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Forget tap-and-pay, just snap-and-pay with your selfies!
Chinese e-commerce megabrand Alibaba wants to use selfies for payment processing.
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SSCC 190 - The CeBIT 2015 edition [PODCAST]
Recorded right on the Sophos booth at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany. Here's the Fifth Anniversary edition of our weekly podcast...enjoy!
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Double FREAK! A cryptographic bug that was found because of the FREAK bug
Researchers checking up on the state of FREAK patching turned up another bug as a result. Sometimes, finding programming mistakes requires serendipitous coincidences!
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Facebook Messenger to let you send money to friends
Starting in the US, users of Messenger will soon be able to link their debit cards to the service and use it to instantly message money to friends, as easily as sending over a selfie.
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Ransomware - should you pay?
The big question, usually left unanswered in technical discussions of ransomware, is, "Should you pay?" We help you make up your mind.
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Frat banned for exploiting female students on Facebook
Penn State's Kappa Delta Rho chapter was banned over a group featuring photos of drug deals, hazing rituals, and nude, unconscious women.
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Target agrees to pay $10 million to settle data breach lawsuit
Target has proposed a huge $10 million settlement for victims of its 2013 data breach in which at least 70 million records were compromised.
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Google announces "two improvements" to Google Play app approval process
Google recently added actual humans to the Android app approval system... ...now there's age rating and better feedback for rejected apps as well.
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Apple issues update to recent OS X update
Looks like Apple's OS X security update from early March 2015 is in need of an update. Security Update 2015-002 has now been augmented by re-issued bug fixes in 2015-003.
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