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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Siri “9/11 conspiracy theory” joke is no laughing matter, say police
With 9/11 and 911 having the same sequence of digits, you don’t have to waste police time by seeing what Siri does when you say “9/11.”
Encrypt like everyone’s watching! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
There’s a Sophos T-shirt that warns you, “Dance like nobody’s watching. Encrypt like everyone is.” We aren’t kidding, folks, and this week’s 60 Second Security tells you why!
Court orders Facebook to identify revenge porn poster
The social network has been ordered by a Dutch court to either identify the uploader of a sex video or open its servers up to an independent investigator.
Serious Security: Understanding the ‘P’ in ‘VPN’
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. But that doesn’t necessarily mean “private” as in privacy. Paul Ducklin helps you understand the various levels of ‘P’ in ‘VPN.’
Apple tweaks iOS 9 to stop advertisers getting our app data
Developers and advertisers have been eyeballing the apps we download to target-pitch their own wares. Apple are shuttering the peepshow.
Privacy outcry over proposal to reveal website owners’ identities
An ICANN proposal would strip the rights of commercial site owners to use proxy services to shield their identities: a move the EFF says comes from copyright-hungry entertainment companies.
Stolen logins for US government agencies found all over the web
A CIA-backed company has discovered government login credentials for 47 agencies dumped on the open web.
Can you trust Tor’s exit nodes?
Tor is the encrypted, anonymous way to browse the web that keeps you safe from prying eyes, right? Well, maybe not. Researcher Chloe created a honeypot website and dared Tor’s exit node operators to steal the password. Twelve of them did.
Samsung updates back in the news – for breaking Windows updates
A 22-year-old Microsoft MVP has hit the media spotlight with a blog article about Samsung updates – and it’s not good news for Samsung!