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SSCC 107 - Hostgator, Safari, Java, pwning planes with Android, and Facebook Home [PODCAST]

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Here's the latest episode in the popular "Chet Chat" series.

Join Chet and Duck as they discuss what we can learn from recent security news in this quarter-hour podcast.

Apple updates Safari, gives better control over Java applets

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Apple has pushed out a Safari update to go along with this week's "Java Tuesday" fix.

It's supposed to give you finer-grained control over Java in your browser.

Paul Ducklin puts it through its paces...

Oracle and Apple ship critical Java updates - get yours today!

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The security-beleaguered Java ecosystem usually gets updates just once every four months, in February, June and October.

But this year, Oracle has adapted that schedule a number of times, and this is one of them...

Researcher rewarded over $30,000 for nailing three Chrome OS security flaws

Researcher rewarded $30K+ for nailing three Chrome OS flaws

The high-risk bugs must have been poisonous indeed, given that researcher Ralf-Philipp Weinmann is looking at a $31,336 thank-you.

Sophos Techknow - Two-factor Authentication [PODCAST]

To some of us, two-factor authentication (2FA) is a welcome aspect of online security; to others, token or SMS-based login codes are just extra online hassle we'd rather do without.

Duck and Chet help you evaluate the risks and rewards of 2FA in this enjoyable quarter-hour podcast.

Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week

Monday review

In case you missed anything, here's everything we wrote in the past seven days.

Microsoft tells all Windows 7 users to uninstall security patch, after some PCs fail to restart

Microsoft tells all Windows 7 customers to uninstall security patch, after some users report crashes

Microsoft has advised all users of Windows 7 who installed a security update to uninstall it, after some customers found their computers would not restart or applications would not load.

Adobe updates are no laughing matter, but at least XKCD makes them funny

Adobe updates are no laughing matter, but at least XKCD makes them funny

Check out this funny security-related cartoon from those amusing folks at XKCD.

(If you're not busy installing Adobe updates)

Microsoft fixes 9 flaws, Adobe 3 in April's Tuesday update

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As expected Microsoft released seven important and two critical fixes for Windows, Internet Explorer and other Microsoft products. Adobe followed suite releasing fixes for ColdFusion, Flash and Shockwave. Patch now!

SSCC 106 - US DoD and BYOD, "scanner" malware, 2FA, and browser wars revisited [PODCAST]

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For your listening pleasure, here's the latest episode in our popular "Chet Chat" series.

Senior Security Advisor Chester Wisniewski discusses the latest security news with regular guest Paul Ducklin in an entertaining and easily-digested quarter-hour podcast.

Windows XP death watch: 365 days remaining

Windows XP death watch: 365 days remaining

On April 8th, 2014, Microsoft will terminate Extended Support for Windows XP.

That means no more security updates. Be prepared and upgrade now.

Monday review - the hot 17 stories of the week

Monday review - the hot stories of the week

Catch up with everything we've written in the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time.

Microsoft to issue 9 security updates on Tuesday, critical for all IE versions, reboot required

Microsoft has issued its usual advance notification for the coming week's Patch Tuesday.

If you use Windows you're probably affected, and you'll probably need to reboot all your PCs and most of your servers...

Google announces brand new web browser core, so does Mozilla

When you wait ages for a bus, and then three come along at once, it's not a coincidence: it's a side-effect of queuing and traffic lights.

But what about when three browser vendors make announcements on the same day?

The biggest Mac malware attack of all time - blogger names suspected mastermind

Suspected mastermind behind biggest Mac malware attack of all time

Award-winning security blogger Brian Krebs has shared details of his investigation into who might have been behind Flashback - which hit more than 600,000 Mac computers in early 2012

Monday review - the hot 13 stories of the week

Monday review - the hot stories of the week

Catch up with everything we've written in the last seven days with this handy weekly roundup

SSCC 105 - HP printers, Google blocks ad blockers, Apple does the 2-step, and more...

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Have you joined thousands of others, and become a loyal listener to the "Chet Chat" yet?

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast, Sophos Security Chet Chat 105, discussing a range of recent and newsworthy topics from the world of computer security.

Spanish Linux group runs to teacher, complains about Microsoft's Secure Boot

Spanish open source association Hispalinux, reports Reuters, has officially complained to the European Commission about the Windows 8 Secure Boot system.

Paul Ducklin gets quizzical about what happens next...