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Do Not Track: has Microsoft outwitted competitors Google and Facebook?
With a deft side step, Microsoft appears to have outwitted opponents, like Google and Facebook, on their plans to have Do Not Track on by default in Windows 8....
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Michael Dell's daughter all at sea on social networks - how do your kids...
Michael Dell's daughter has apparently been suspended from Twitter for blurting out too much about the family. But what about your kids? Do they have their social networking behaviours under control?...
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New Facebook app Facedeals scans your face to offer you deals
Everyone loves a discount, especially if you get the money-off code sent straight to your phone without having to do anything. Well, that is, apart from allowing your face to be scanned.
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Bitcoin trading platform sued by members for $460,000
Four Bitcoin users are suing the coin exchange for $460,000 USD, accusing the now frozen Bitcoin trading platform Bitcoinica for breach of contract and negligence.
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Patch Tuesday - what to know and what to do for Microsoft and Adobe users
Both Adobe and Microsoft published Patch Tuesday updates this week. There are plenty of issues to be concerned about - so we've written up our recommendations to help you prioritise your own patching...
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Oracle updates Java, supports OS X, claims full and timely updates for Apple...
Back in April, Apple came under fire for delaying an update to Java until the Flashplayer malware got loose. Let's hope that's a thing of the past, with Oracle publishing Java for OS X directly, and...
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Google to demote websites with pirated content
Google has announced changes to its search algorithms, pushing down websites with several copyright take-down requests from the prime position in search results. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea.
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Twitter + location = WeKnowYourHouse
Ever used the word "home" in a tweet? You might want to be careful about doing that in the future...
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Quora listened to you and changed its "Views" privacy setting
Quora added a new feature to "Views" that displayed data about what people are viewing on the web in the main Quora feed. User blacklash seems to have convinced Quora to remove it.
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Steve Jobs calls home to Apple and catches an iPad thief!
Geolocation and related technologies that keep track of you and your devices have loomed large and Big Brotherishly in recent Naked Security coverage. Is there a good side to geolocation and on-line...
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Invisible iFrame drive-by malware attacks explained [VIDEO]
iFrames and script tags are being used by malicious hackers to serve up drive-by internet attacks, silently and invisibly. Watch our video to find out more.
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Google announces Pwnium 2, raises prize money for Chrome hack to $2m
Google's "hack the Chrome browser for money" competition is back, with Pwnium 2 set to take place at the 2012 Hack in the Box conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The prize pool's been doubled, if...
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Megaupload bad boy founder gets to see FBI's extradition evidence, says NZ judge
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has been facing extradition to the US for serious charges related to file-sharing service. Today, he and his lawyers will be breathing a little easier as a New Zealand...
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Parliamentarians in schoolboy prank set poor standards for electorate
MPs in the New South Wales Parliament couldn't resist perpetrating an online prank on one of their number earlier this week. But Tweeting from a colleague's iPad whilst he's addressing the House...
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Practical IT: Passwords 101 for businesses
We all know good passwords are key to protecting against attack. So here's how to do it and not lose friends and alienate people.
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Facebook is finally deleting your 'deleted' photos
It looks like the whole Facebook-not-deleting-your-photos-when-it-said-it-had saga might be coming to an end
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Shamoon (Troj/Mdrop-ELD) - Targeted destructive malware explained
Reports of a recent targeted malware attack, known as Shamoon or Troj/Mdrop-ELD, have popped up this week. Here is some detailed analysis of the malicious Trojan.
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Hackers get into AMD and steal over 30,000 - wait for it - BYTES!
A hacker calling himself r00tbeer has announced on Twitter a hack of chip vendor and Intel rival AMD. More of a hackette, really, but there's a lesson in there anyway...
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Monday review: the hot 23 stories of last week
Just in case you missed any of our stories last week, here's a little recap.
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View from the IT desk: Securing social networking in the workplace
In this age of "instant information" is it shortsighted to block social networking sites within an organisation purely because of stories in the press relating to scams, misuse and threats?
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