That was quick! Microsoft patches the “1776” hole in Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer zero-day bug that made the headlines a few days ago went by the nerdy name of CVE-2014-1776. The good news? No need to wait until next Patch Tuesday for a fix – Microsoft has issued one already.

Data-drained Target hurries to adopt chip-and-PIN cards

The US has been dragging its heels on the expensive, laborious task of swapping its payment infrastructure for the more secure chip-and-PIN security used abroad. Still smarting from recent data theft, Target’s now apparently leading the way, promising the new cards in 2015.