SSCC 195.5 - Did Google really say, "No more Android malware?" [PODCAST]
From "joined up security" to the suggestion that Google proclaimed the end of malware on Android, find out what's happening at RSA 2015!
View ArticleNaked Security wins Best Corporate Blog at RSA
We've done it again! For the fifth year running, we've won an award at the Security Blogger Awards which takes place at RSA.
View ArticleAdBlock Plus is legal, rules German court
Two German publishers have lost a court case that sought to brand popular ad blocker AdBlock Plus as illegal and anti-competitive.
View ArticleNew 'Clear' app helps you erase your online mistakes
Sure, we'd love to wipe away those rude/racy/rebellious posts, but how erasable is erasable? Two phrases come to mind: "screen capture" and "digital archive!"
View ArticleCisco releases first transparency report, showing literally nothing to hide
Networking supergiant Cisco has become the latest big firm to release a transparency report, detailing its approach to dealing with requests for information from governments and police forces.
View ArticleHow to secure your baby monitor
Two more families say they've had baby monitors turned into nursery-room eavesdropping bugs. Here's how to button up your baby's security, camera, Wi-Fi, router and all.
View ArticleNigerian accused of hacking bank computer to steal $340 million
If this had been a physical heist it would have been well up among the largest ever - a Nigerian man has been charged with hacking into a bank server and siphoning out more than N68 billion (over $340...
View ArticleFTC sanctions phone location tracking company for not allowing customer opt-out
Nomi has been ordered to tidy up its business practices as part of a settlement with the FTC over its tracking of retail customers' smartphones.
View ArticleWi-Fi security software chokes on network names, opens potential hole for...
The Wi-Fi security software "wpa_supplicant," found in Android amongst many other places, has a potentially hackable security hole...
View ArticleThat's SHUTTING down your PC, not SHOOTING it down! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Ever felt like shooting your PC? This guy did it! (And more news in our weekly one-minute security video.)
View ArticleMonday review - the hot 27 stories of the week
Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time.
View ArticleStudent jailed for using keylogger to up his exam marks
A university student who plugged keyloggers into his school's computers to snatch staff passwords, access the exam application and jack up five test scores has been jailed.
View ArticlePolice-taunting Facebook selfie poster jailed
Aaron Bee started posting the nyah-nyah images on Facebook after police put out an appeal asking for his whereabouts. Cue lots of pictures of Bee gesturing at police, their cars and a police station...
View ArticleRSA Conference 2015 in retrospect
We talk to Grey Howe, winner of Sophos's "trip to RSA" competition on Spiceworks, about the funkiest and weirdest ideas from the talks...
View ArticleWhite House hackers read emails from President Obama, Russia blamed
In addition to acquiring the president's itinerary, hackers also managed to access some of his email correspondence when they penetrated a White House unclassified system in October, according to a...
View ArticleTesla and Elon Musk Twitter accounts and website hijacked, free Teslas offered
The website and Twitter account for sleek electric automaker Tesla Motors was taken over and defaced on Saturday, as was Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s personal Twitter account.
View ArticleGoogle blushes over Google Maps showing Android icon urinating on Apple icon
These pranks are pretty easy to pull, and Google's got its work cut out when it comes to blocking vandalism.
View ArticleFee-fi-fo-fum, do I want Google to sniff my network traffic, all of it?
Google's getting a lot of publicity for "Project Fi," which will let you roam between 3G/LTE and Wi-Fi. Back through Google, of course...
View ArticleFBI: Hacktivists targeting US law enforcement as anti-police sentiment grows
As Baltimore exploded in violent anti-police riots on Monday, the FBI was warning police officers and public officials across the US to be aware of targeted cyberattacks from hacktivists.
View Article25 members of $15 million carding gang arrested in Romania
Romanian authorities have announced the arrests of 25 people in connection with a well-organised operation using cloned bank cards to withdraw cash from ATMs.
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