Edward Snowden has been heard, and his words are having at least some effect. True, a minority have changed to better protect their privacy, but the more people know, the more likely they are to change. 
Monthly Archives: March 2015
“Black Box” brouhaha breaks out over brute forcing of iPhone PIN lock
A brouhaha has broken out about a “Black Box” that can brute force your iPhone PIN by trying every possible combination, from 00..00 to 99..99. Apparently, it can even circumvent the “10 mistakes and you’re finished” test. Sort of…
Silk Road lieutenant Peter Nash pleads guilty
Australian Peter Nash, who worked as the main moderator of the online drugs bazaar, pleaded guilty to money laundering and drug trafficking.
Google forgets one little “Yes/No” setting, leaks private WHOIS data
Even Google can make data leakage mistakes, as network security expert group Talos recently noticed. Just one tiny little Yes/No setting that went wrong…
Yahoo slices your password out of login process, shows off end-to-end encryption
The result of snipping out passwords: one-factor authentication. Just make sure not to lose that phone!
Facebook clarifies what you can and cannot post on the site
Facebook has issued detailed new guidance on what it counts as “unacceptable content”, such as some nudity, hate speech and graphic videos.
TeslaCrypt ransomware attacks gamers – “all your files are belong to us!”
TeslaCrypt is a new ransomware that goes above and beyond CryptoLocker in the types of files it seeks out to hold for ransom, including those related to video games. SophosLabs dug in to find out what TeslaCrypt has in store for gamers, and everyone else. 
Full rules for protecting net neutrality released by FCC
The commission will decide what’s acceptable on a case-by-case basis. Let the legal battles begin! 
Bank tests heartbeat-encoded wristbands for online authentication
Halifax is trialing the use of a wristband to store our ECGs, given that our hearts are random number generators unique to every individual. 
If you hammer your RAM, won’t that break it? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
From CPUs on fire to hammered memory modules – here’s our latest 60 Second Security video! Why not give it a try…