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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
Latest Articles
Facebook hacked in France to insult someone's little brother
The website of Facebook France appears to have been hacked. It doesn't appear to be a vulnerability, but did you know that anyone can change the text of non-English Facebook sites?
Intel to eliminate zero-day threats, pigs to fly
According to widespread media reports, technology from Intel will soon eliminate zero-day threats. (Quite how is still a secret, but the headlines aren't mincing their words.)
This sounds good. But is it likely?
Spam from Egypt vanishes after cutting off internet access
SophosLabs data confirms the nearly total isolation of Egypt from the internet. Spam received from Egyptian IP addresses has dropped more than 85% in the last 48 hours.
Educating users on the safe use of whole device encryption
With more and more organizations deploying full disk encryption it's more important then ever to educate our users on how to safely use this new protection.
Zero day vulnerability found in Windows MHTML renderer
Microsoft has acknowledged a new zero day vulnerability in all versions of Windows (except Server Core). Find out how to secure your Windows computers from attack until an official fix is released by Microsoft.
Facebook awarded over $360 million damages against spammer
Facebook has won a legal case against spammer Philip Porembski to the tune of a whopping $360,500,000.
How to enable HTTPS/SSL encryption to secure your Facebook account
Many Facebook users can now choose to enable encryption when accessing their service. Watch this video to learn how to choose this function for enhanced security.
FBI executes search warrants on 40 "anonymous" WikiLeaks defenders
The FBI today executed more than 40 search warrants against "anonymous" DDoS attackers, believed to have been acting in response to WikiLeaks censorship.
Met Police arrest five in Anonymous DDoS attacks probe
A dawn raid by UK computer crime cops investigating WikiLeaks-related DDoS attacks results in the arrest of five people, aged 15-26.
Malware spammed out as Facebook password change notification
If you received an email from "Facebook Service" telling you that your password had been changed because a spam message had been sent from your account, would you believe it?
Mark Zuckerberg fan page hacked on Facebook: What really happened?
High profile fan pages on Facebook were defaced via API vulnerability, says Facebook.
So, what does this mean for you if you're a sysadmin responsible for securing your company's Facebook presence?
Facebook steps up security, but it's opt-in?
Facebook announced today they will be offering HTTPS access and a new form of authentication to thwart phishers, read on for the ins and outs of the new features.
Egypt versus the internet - Anonymous hackers launch DDoS attack
Hackers are bombarding official websites in Egypt with a DDoS attack, hot on the heels of similarly politically-motivated attacks against websites belonging to the governments of Tunisia and Zimbabwe.
South African news website forced offline by hackers
The website of the Mail & Guardian, a weekly South African newspaper, has been shut down following an attack by Russian hackers.
SSCC45 - Do not track, David Rice, OS X tips and more in this week's podcast
Sophos Security Chet Chat 45 covers the week's security news including Google Chrome's "Do Not Track" feature, Apple's new CISO, government web credentials for sale and Nicolas Sarkozy's hacked Facebook profile.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg in fan page hack - on Facebook!
According to numerous online technophile sites, a prominent Facebook fan page has been hacked, defaced and, as a result, closed down.
The victim? None other than Mark Zuckerberg himself.
Sophos's Naked Security nominated in 3rd Annual Social Security Blogger Awards
Naked Security has been named a finalist in two categories at the upcoming Social Security Blogger Awards.
Oh, and there's still time to vote. Hint hint..
Top tips for Mac OS X security - Part 1
Part one of our three part series on Mac OS X security provides tips on how to secure your Macintosh against physical threats. A few simple steps can protect your precious Mac, is your Mac secure?
Dirty Harry asks - do you want to be a money mule?
Most of us know why replying to "money mule" emails is bad. But this can be tricky to explain to colleagues, friends and family.
It needs tough love, and that's best left to outsiders. So let us tell it like it is, then you don't have to!
Thank you from Google, and Facebook personal messages lead to malware
Malware campaigns can take different disguises - in this case posing as an acknowledgement from Google for a job application and a personal message from Facebook.
Users must learn to be on their guard.
