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Thousands of sites block and redirect Congress to Patriot Act protest page
#ifeelnaked, the protest page says, showing nude photos in protest of surveillance that feels like online strip search. The Senate on Sunday let three Patriot Act provisions expire.
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Coming to Infosec Europe this week? Would you like a free T-shirt?
Use the phrase that pays and bag yourself a limited edition T-shirt for free!
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Russian billboard advertising contraband hides when it recognises cops
Ban on imported Italian food? No problem! Don Giulio Salumeria got an ad company to rig billboards with facial recognition that spots Russian police uniforms.
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Phishing study finds major brands heavily targeted, niche sites also at risk
Phishers are regularly updating their approaches, probing new areas and looking out for new victims, as well as taking aim at larger global players and their users.
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Why you shouldn't worry about privacy and security on your phone
We're offering a free Phone Privacy Check on the Sophos stand at Infosec Europe... ...because we think you should be informed about privacy and security, not worried!
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Google's new 'My Account' lets you tweak privacy and security settings
...and gives you a glimpse into just how much the data king knows about you!
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Facebook moves to encrypt the emails it sends users
The new feature lets users add OpenPGP public encryption keys to their profiles that can be used to encrypt notifications Facebook sends to users' email accounts.
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Android M will give app users a lot better control over their data privacy
Android's next version will finally give users the same type of control over app permissions as iOS.
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SSCC 201 - The Infosec edition [PODCAST]
This week, we're at Infosec in the impressive Olympia Grand in London, England, so this episode was recorded right at the exhibition...
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Ex-NBA All Star Chris Gatling accused of being ID theft kingpin
Talk about a slam dunk: they arrested him while he was meeting with his probation officer.
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Violent Facebook threats conviction thrown out by US Supreme Court
It's not enough that ordinary people would find murderous rants threatening, the court said. Rather, courts have to consider frame of mind.
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We won twice at the 2015 European Blogger Awards!
To everyone who voted for us in this year's European Security Blogger Awards, thank you so much. We were nominated in two categories, and we won in both of them.
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Obama signs USA Freedom Act into law, clipping NSA's powers
Patriot Act provisions snap back to life, but spying will be a tad more inconvenient for the NSA, and there'll be a bit more transparency.
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Skype can no longer be crashed with these eight characters
Bad week for messaging apps, with Skype choking on http://: and iOS on... well, it hasn't been fixed, so let's just say "some characters!"
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Twin brothers accused of leading phishing gang busted by Russian police
The twins had purchased an armored door for their apartment, and they set up text message alerts to warn their associates to destroy evidence once the police showed up. It wasn't enough to keep the...
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Infosec 2015: "What concerns you the most in computer security?"
We took to the exhibition floor at Infosec 2015 to ask 10 visitors: "What concerns you the most in computer security?" We got 11 answers...and here they are.
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Twitter shuts down political transparency tool Politwoops
Being able to see a politician's flip-flopping, via an archive of deleted tweets, was a valuable transparency tool. RIP to that!
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California passes law requiring warrant to search computers, cellphones and...
The hodgepodge of US state and federal laws about phone search, some of which say the law needs a warrant and some of which say they don't, just got a bit messier.
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Facebook Messenger no longer tracks your location by default
One week on fromĀ "Marauders Map" and Facebook Messenger has removed its eerie always-on location sharing feature.
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You'll never need to say "I'm on a train" again - 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here's our latest "60 Second Security" security news roundup video - fun with a serious side.
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