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What's SUPER and helps you to PHISH, sorry, FISH? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here's our weekly news roundup - from Superfish to Super Spectacles.
It's amusing, informative, and only takes a minute - enjoy!
WhatsApp issues 24 hour ban for WhatsApp Plus users
WhatsApp has started giving out day-long bans to those using a third party Android app to send and receive messages through its service.
SSCC 181 - The Security Duel: "Bug reports at 15 paces" [PODCAST]
Microsoft vs. Google - Google vs. Users - Hackers vs. US Army - the fight is on in the latest episode of our weekly security podcast!
Enjoy...
Google flushes 61% of Android users down the security toilet
Apparently, pre-KitKat Androids, which currently account for 61% of devices out there, will no longer get web browser security fixes.
You are welcome to send in vulnerabilities, but you'd better send a patch at the same time...
Android Lollipop 5.0.2 is out, but some Nexus users are still stuck on KitKat
Android Lollipop 5.0.2 is out - but don't get too excited.
So far, firmware images are available for just one model in Google's Nexus family.
From Facebook, through iPhones and Androids, to Macs - make the safest start to 2015!
Are you looking to turn over a new security leaf yourself in 2015, or trying to convince your friends and family to do so?
Here are some great places to start...
SSCC 177 - Will Sony's breach be the never ending story? [PODCAST]
Here's the latest episode of our regular security podcast.
Enjoy!
"Like fish and chips without the fish. Or the chips"... 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here's the latest episode of our 60 Second Security video.
Enjoy the week's news in just one minute...
Android Lollipop 5.0.1 is out - for the select few with Lollipop, at least
Google just released Android Lollipop 5.0.1 - but some of its own devices haven't even got 5.0 yet.
No wonder third-party Android vendors so often lag behind...
FBI Director James Comey says Apple and Google go "too far" with default encryption
FBI Director James Comey says Apple and Google go too far with default encryption settings on mobile devices, including the iPhone 6 and Nexus 6 running on Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Does the FBI really have a legal right to exploit encryption backdoors to pursue suspects?
Mummy, my schoolbooks are spying on me! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here's our latest 60 Second Security video for your viewing pleasure.
The wry side of the week's news, in just a minute...
Return of the Android SMS virus - self-spreading "Selfmite" worm comes back for more
Back in June 2014, we wrote about an Android virus that worked a bit like the email worms of the early 2000s.
Well, that Android virus has made a comeback, and this variant is both pushier and more flexible than before...
US Attorney General urges tech companies to leave back doors open on gadgets for police
Don't lock police out of popular consumer gadgets, lest law enforcement's efforts to nab kidnappers or child predators be stymied, the US AG said, becoming the latest of a string of government officials to speak out since Google and Apple announced they were changing encryption on their mobile operating systems.
10 security holes that cybercrooks dream about - 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here's this week's episode of 60 Second Security.
Enjoy the latest security news in just one minute...
SSCC 165 - "U2 or not U2," that is the question [PODCAST]
It's Chet Chat time!
Here's this week's episode of our news-you-can-use security podcast...
"Shocking" Android browser bug could be a "privacy disaster": here's how to fix it
The Metasploit crew is calling this Android Browser bug a "privacy disaster.”
Here's what you can do to avoid trouble...
Google to pay $19,000,000 compensation for taking candy from kids
Google will stump up $19,000,000 in a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission.
The money will be used to refund Android users whose children, says the FTC, were able rack up in-app purchases too easily.
Microsoft vows to clean away misleading apps from its Windows Store
Microsoft is vowing to clean up Windows Store after a recent survey of the app store found many scam apps that were deceptively labeled with logos and names of legitimate apps.
This has been an ongoing problem. Will Microsoft finally rid its store of "crap apps"?
How dare you use my camera! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here's this week's 60 Second Security.
A week of news distilled into a swift minute of amusing but informative video...
Facebook wants you to know that Messenger is not spying on you
After a long build-up of rumors surrounding the Messenger app's required permissions to access the device's camera and microphone, Facebook is finally attempting to set the record straight.
