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Hacking, spamming, rogue SMSes and browsers - 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
The week's security news, turned into an entertaining lesson, turned into a 1-min video...
60 Sec Security, 26 July 2014
SSCC 157 - Routers, Browsers, Zombies and Sysadmins [PODCAST]
Here it is...this week's Chet Chat security podcast.
In this episode: fixing routers, trusting browsers, killing zombies and showing TLC to sysadmins.
It's all about trust! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Watch 60 Second Security for 19 July 2014 - it's all about trust!
Notorious Shylock banking malware taken out by law enforcement
Law enforcement action led by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK has knocked out the infrastructure of a banking malware known as Shylock, because of excerpts from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice hidden in its code.
Here's how to check to make sure you weren't among the more than 30,000 PCs that were infected.
SSCC 156 - Warbiking in Manhattan, hubris for Google, and how less can be more [PODCAST]
Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin are back with this week's security podcast, turning plain old news into advice you can use.
"Gameover" malware revival - is it really up from the canvas?
Is the recent re-appearance of the Gameover malware a flash in the pan, or part of a concerted effort at reviving the threat?
What do we need to do to knock it out altogether?
"Gameover" malware returns from the dead...
In early June 2014, a internationally co-ordinated law enforcement effort against the criminals behind the infamous Gameover malware pretty much wiped out their botnet altogether.
Bad news - it looks as though Gameover is back...
Microsoft takes down No-IP DNS domains in cybercrime fight - right or wrong? [POLL]
Vote in our poll!
Was Microsoft's takeover of 23 of another company's domain names a justifiable step in dealing with cybercrime, or a disruptive step too far?
Gameover and CryptoLocker revisited - the important lessons we can learn
Which is worse - Gameover or CryptoLocker?
What can we learn from the recent US-led takedown of this notorious crimeware?
More importantly, what advice should we be passing on to other people?
SSCC 150 - TrueCrypt, Gameover, CryptoLocker and whither mobile malware? [PODCAST]
This week, Chet and Duck dig into the bafflement of the disappearing TrueCrypt encryption software: did it jump, or was it pushed?
They also look at the takedown of Gameover and CryptoLocker, and look into what we can learn from ten years of mobile malware.
Has CryptoLocker been cracked? Is Gameover over?
Gameover is one of the most notorious botnets of recent times. And CryptoLocker is the Big Daddy of the ransomware scene.
But a team of global law enforcement agencies has taken them on...and YOU can help them win!
SSCC 148 - Cloud privacy policies not related to data security [PODCAST]
The Chet Chat comes to you this week from Hanoi, Vietnam with special guest Sean Richmond from Sophos Australia.
This week they tackle the FBI's crackdown on the Blackshades malware, more flaws in Chip-and-PIN, the latest Apple updates, and the EFF's "Who has got your back" report.
The Dirty Dozen Spampionship: Who's who in the global spam-sending league?
It's once again time for our quarterly Spampionship charts.
We looked at the sending countries for all our spam in the first three months of 2014, and turned the figures into a League Table - the sort of league you *don't* want to win!
Zeus malware - nine charged with conspiracy to steal millions of dollars
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged nine individuals over their alleged involvement in a criminal organisation that stole millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts.
Smucker's online store gets stuck in thieves' web
The US jam and jelly maker is just the latest fly to get stuck in the same web that ensnared dozens of companies last year, including some of the world's largest data brokers and at least one credit card processor.
Guilty plea for SpyEye banking malware author
Panin, a Russian national, admitted to developing and distributing the banking malware, which was sold to over 150 clients through underground cybercrime forums, and is designed to compromise PCs and connect them to botnets of similarly backdoored systems.
Leaks in logfiles, malware on Macs and Korean credit compromise - 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Leaky logic leaves logins loose in logfiles; mendacious mails menace Macs with Mavericks malware, and criminal contractor compromises Korean credit company!
60 Sec Security - 25 Jan 2014...
SSCC 130 - Botnets, banking, breaches, patching and the Mavericks controversy [PODCAST]
What's the best way to deal with botnets? Should you use your bank's mobile app? Why all these data breaches? What about Patch Tuesday? Do you really *have* to update your Mac to Mavericks?
Listen as Chet and Duck dissect and explore the week's security stories...
Target admits "there was malware on our point-of-sale registers"
The Target data breach story has turned into a bit of a bus: it's big, has lots of momentum, and three just came along at once.
First: 40M payment card details stolen. Second: 70M names, addresses and the like stolen. Third: looks like there was a specialised botnet involved.
Sophos Techknow - Understanding Botnets [PODCAST]
Botnets, short for "robot networks", are more than just malware: they're the money making machinery of modern cybercriminals.
Paul Ducklin and James Wyke help you to understand the What, How and Why of this troublesome topic...
