A breach of one of its databases in May 2014, in which the names and driver license numbers of 50,000 “driver partners” were stolen, is the latest entry on Uber’s growing list privacy and security blunders.
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Please vote for Naked Security in the 2015 Security Blogger Awards!
Along with the RSA 2015 conference in San Francisco in April come the Security Blogger Awards. We’re shortlisted, so please vote for us!
5 mobile device risks in your business
5 security risks that you need to get on top of before you let employees access corporate resources from mobile devices, and how to mitigate them.
Why you can’t trust password strength meters
Website owners can employ a range of measures to help users choose better, stronger passwords and one of the most popular techniques is to include a password strength meter. The meters are designed to help users understand if their password choices will resist attempts to crack them. The trouble is, they don’t.
Google performs U-turn on Blogger smut rule
Google has changed its mind over a new policy on sexually explicit content on its Blogger platform and will target commercial porn instead.
Anatomy of a certificate problem – Comodo’s “PrivDog” software in the spotlight
The bug’s now fixed, but when a Certificate Authority offers you software to make your secure web transactions even more secure… …you don’t expect it to work the other way around!
Craig Brittain asks Google to remove links relating to his revenge porn antics
The guy who ignored women’s pleas to take down nude images from his IsAnybodyDown site wants to have his own photos and information expunged from Google.
Old-school landline phones to protect elderly from “it’s me” scammers
The new phones glow red when a call comes in from an unregistered number, to battle the “ore ore” (“it’s me, it’s me”) fraudsters who prey on Japanese elderly. 
Bought PII from the government? PLEASE DON’T LOSE IT! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly computer security roundup. The latest news presented so you can enjoy it…in just one minute!
RIP Leonard Nimoy: a hero to Trekkies, but so much more than “Spock”
Leonard Nimoy was beloved by millions, including many of us at Naked Security and at Sophos. So it is with great sadness that we acknowledge his passing on Friday, at the age of 83, and offer this modest tribute.