Reddit’s newly minted anti-harrassment policy has led to the axing of some subreddits but has left other blatantly racist subreddits untouched.
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Twitter’s new ‘Block Together’ enables en masse blocking of trolls
The new Twitter tool is meant to enable communities to share lists of problem accounts instead of having to pick them off one by one.
Watch out for Acai Berry scams on Facebook
Imagine a friend sends you a link, and you end up on a scammy diet site… Could that cause any harm? What should you do?
Snapchat steps up its security with login verification
Snapchat has an optional new security feature in version 9.9, called Login Verification. Here’s why you should definitely update your app and turn it on.
49 busted in Europe for Man-in-the-Middle bank attacks
A multination bust nabbed 49 people on suspicion of using Man-in-the-Middle attacks to sniff out and intercept payment requests from email.
Feds seize man’s computers in raids connected to celebrity nude photo hack
The FBI’s investigation points to a ring of thieves who used phishing and password-reset scams to crack celebrities’ iCloud and email accounts and steal nude images.
Microsoft update: new Ts, new Cs and, for some of us, fáilte go hÉireann
We just received an important email from Microsoft. If you’re a user of any of Microsoft’s cloud services, you probably received one, too.
iOS 9 enhances two factor authentication, introduces 6-digit passcodes
Apple announced on Monday that iOS 9 will have native two-factor authentication as well as (slightly) more secure passcodes.
Security hole in Hospira hospital drug pumps could let through fatal doses
An attacker who knows how to update the firmware – not a tough task, says security researcher Billy Rios – can change the dosage to a lethal limit. 
Practical IT: Beware these 3 web security myths
To catch the bad stuff, keep your users productive, and cut down on time cleaning up compromised computers, here are our recommendations for getting web security right.