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- ChetWisniewski: Microsoft wasn't the only one to release patches on Valentine's. Adobe Shockwave and Oracle Java get critical fixes http://t.co/S26DjIl7about 2 hours ago
- SophosLabs: Warning - Whitney Houston autopsy video links on Facebook aren’t what they seem http://t.co/aLG1e7vY tip @techmemeabout 8 hours ago
- SophosLabs: Who has better privacy laws: USA or European Union? http://t.co/rQUnw2kW (via @mooseabyte)about 9 hours ago
- gcluley: Warning: Whitney Houston autopsy video links on Facebook aren’t what they seem http://t.co/sg98h50Fabout 9 hours ago
- SophosLabs: iPhone 5 tester SMS text scam hits cellphones http://t.co/0orOOGG7about 12 hours ago
Category Archives: Privacy
Who has better privacy laws: USA or European Union?
The need for a digital consumer bill of rights for data protection really depends on where you live. If you're in Europe, you are already pretty well protected, but it's a very different if you live in the US.
Calling Californians: Get into RSA 2012 in San Francisco for free!
Are you interested in security? Would you like to have some technofun for free?
If so, you can sign up for a free RSA 2012 Expo pass, using the code SC12SPH. Then stop by Booth #1817 for our cool puzzle T-shirt!
Online dating and your privacy: Is it a doomed relationship?
On this Valentine's Day, we find that it is increasingly difficult to be both lovelorn and discreet.
HTTPS enabled by default - nice one Twitter!
Twitter announces that it has enabled HTTPS/SSL by default - a great step for protecting users' privacy.
EPIC sues FTC over Google's planned privacy changes
The Electronic Privacy Information Center is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to compel the agency to stop Google's planned privacy changes.
#EpicFail for U.S. student who used keylogger to increase grades
31-year-old student from Warrington admits to trying to improve his grades at Temple University Ambler Campus, near Philadelphia, by hacking into the university’s computerised grading system.
'Deleted' Facebook photos survive online three years later
Over two years after the issue was first raised, Facebook has admitted that it's still working on deleting photos from legacy servers in a timely manner.
Which might mean that photos that you wanted to permanently erase can still be found on Facebook's servers.
Path and Hipster iPhone apps leak sensitive data without notification
iPhone app developers Path and Hipster are in hot water after it was discovered they are sending your address book to their servers without permission.
Asia Pacific webcast - find out the latest twists and turns of the cybercrooks
Join two of Asia Pacific's top security experts, Rob Forsyth and Paul Ducklin, as they discuss and dissect the latest Security Threat Report from SophosLabs in an Asia Pacific webcast.
The event takes place at 2pm Sydney time (UTC+11) on Thursday 09 February 2012.
Times Editor apologises for NightJack email hacking
The editor of The Times has apologised, after he admitted a journalist had hacked into a serving police officer's email account.
Miss Piggy gives her views on phone hacking scandal
At a press conference promoting the new Muppets movie, Kermit the frog declined to comment on the high profile allegations of the media breaking into the mobile phone voicemail systems.
SSCC 82 - Sophos Security Threat Report, DMARC and mobile phone number leaks
This week, Paul Ducklin joins Chet to talk about the Sophos Security Threat Report 2012, the new anti-phishing proposal known as DMARC and mobile phone numbers being leaked through HTTP headers at O2.
Encrypted? Check. Strong passphrase? Check. Mailing them together? Oops.
Encryption only helps secure your data when the keys are a secret, a lesson learned the hard way by Ernst and Young and Regions Financial.
Anonymous spies on FBI / UK Police hacking investigation conference call
A recording of a confidential conference call between the FBI and UK law enforcement officers at the Metropolitan Police has been released by Anonymous on the internet.
Over 1000 email addresses exposed by Metropolitan Police blunder
1136 victims of crime have had their email addresses inadvertently shared with one another, according to reports.
Mac FileVault 2's full disk encryption can be broken in less than 40 minutes
A company claims it can bypass Apple's FileVault 2 disk encryption "in minutes," as well as volumes encrypted with TrueCrypt.
Facebook's IPO could result in increased focus on stopping fraud and spam
Facebook has finally filed for its IPO, but there are interesting details in the paperwork. It considers malware, spam and privacy concerns as serious risks to its investors.
Whistleblowers charge FDA with spying on personal email
Six scientists and doctors filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week for secretly monitoring their personal email accounts.
How to navigate Google's privacy options
Google is rolling out a new privacy policy on March 1st, 2012. In this article I sum up the changes and provide information on how to control your Google privacy settings.
The FBI vs the FTC: the battle for user privacy in social media
An interesting juxtaposition: the FBI's quest for a social media data mining application vs. the FTC taking Facebook and Google to task over privacy transgressions. Should the agencies settle it via Jello wrestling?
