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The phone that keeps an eye on your eyes - 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
The latest episode of our weekly "security news in one minute" video. Enjoy...
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Monday review - the hot 22 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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United Airlines: Hack our site for free miles (just don't mess with onboard...
United Airlines is offering up to 1 million free air miles in a new bug bounty program that rewards hackers who discover security flaws in the airline's websites, apps and databases.
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Former virus writer open-sources his DIY combination lock-picking robot
Back in 2005, a youngster called Samy Kamkar wrote a JavaScript virus for MySpace. This time, he's made a DIY lock-picking robot - and you can make one too, if you like.
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Mobile spyware customer data leaked online in apparent mSpy hack
The biggest victims of the mSpy 'hack' are likely to be those who were unaware their sensitive data was being logged in the first place.
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Uber in hot water again - this time over plaintext passwords in emails
Password resets are a necessary evil, but they're best avoided however they are done. And you don't get to use the word "hacked" if you use and reuse weak passwords!
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Street performer "Baton Bob" offered $20K settlement over pro-police Facebook...
Baton Bob alleged that police forced him to hand over his login before they posted a positive Facebook post about how they treated him during an arrest.
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Internet.org is accused of being a walled garden for the world's poorest people
A collection of 65 advocacy organisations from around the world have published an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg about Internet.org, calling it a walled garden for the world's poorest people.
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Please vote for Naked Security in the European Security Blogger Awards!
We've been nominated, Dear Readers, in two categories in the European Security Blogger Awards. Anyone can vote...and we'd love you to vote for us: Naked Security for "Best Blog" and the Chet Chat for...
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Hello, Barack! Let's keep that @POTUS account secure!
Let's make sure that highly valuable account stays all you, all the time, without anyone else getting their mitts on it - at least, until somebody else becomes POTUS!
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South Korea mandates spyware on teens' phones
Parents can't opt out, regardless of any privacy concerns. Let's hope they don't get hit by an mSpy-esque data breach.
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"Los Pollos Hermanos" ransomware - what will they think of next?
The latest visual meme in ransomware comes from a cult TV show...about ficticious crooks. Paul Ducklin walks you through "PolloCrypt," more correctly known as Troj/LPoLock-A...
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Apple, Google and others urge Obama to say no to backdoors
Tech firms and cryptographers lobby the Obama administration, urging resistance to the implementation of backdoors in popular software.
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SSCC 199 - Don't panic, it's not really as VENOMous as you thought [PODCAST]
Our latest weekly security podcast - the VENOM bug, iris recognition, a spyware company breach, and ID trouble at the Passport Agency. Happy listening!
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Apple Watch lets nimble-fingered crooks use your Apple Pay
Nimble-fingered crooks can exploit the one-second lag before Watch senses it's off a wrist and asks for a passcode.
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How your next password could be your brain
Researchers found that brains react to acronyms in a way that's unique to each individual. Ready to slap some electrodes on your head?
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Practical IT: What is encryption and how can I use it to protect my corporate...
Businesses often don't realise why encryption is important, and how they can use it to protect their data. The latest in our Practical IT series tells you what encryption is and how you can use it in...
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Anatomy of a LOGJAM - another TLS vulnerability, and what to do about it
We've had BEAST, Lucky Thirteen, BREACH, BEAST, POODLE, Heartbleed and FREAK...now, it's LOGJAM. Paul Ducklin explains, and tells you what you can do about it.
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Scotland Yard worried The X-Files and Star Trek could inspire anarchy in the UK
Special agents working at Scotland Yard worried that cult religious groups inspired by TV series like Star Trek and The X-Files might commit widespread acts of violence ahead of the new millennium.
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IC3 urges social media users to beware: scams and fraud are surging
12% of the 269,422 complaints received in 2014 had a social media aspect, be it doxing, clickjacking or pharming. Here's how to stay safe.
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