Talk about dismaying numbers! In Ofcom’s recent report, three quarters of the public were unconcerned about security when accessing Wi-Fi outside of their homes, and were quite happy to do *anything* on public Wi-Fi. Help us educate them, please!
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Android “Heart App” virus spreads quickly, author arrested within 17 hours
Q. How to attract the attention of the police if you’re a bored student on summer vacation? A. Write a virus that unleashes 20,000,000 SMSes, infects 100,000 devices, and steals personal data…
Pwnie Awards for Heartbleed, “goto fail”, Mt. Gox
The golden My Little Pony statuettes have been passed out at the Black Hat Security 2014 conference, commemorating select infosec glories and groans. Best song: the haunting “SSL Smiley Song”, sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells”. 
Apple iPads and MacBook Pros banned for Chinese government use
China has banned government officials from buying Apple products, reportedly to avoid the possibility of the US hijacking the technology to spy on Beijing. 
Microsoft scans email for child porn images, leads to arrest
Microsoft detected two illicit images of a young girl when they were uploaded to a Pennsylvanian man’s OneDrive cloud storage account. Before anybody starts worrying about snooping, be assured that humans weren’t involved in looking at the email; rather, Microsoft’s own PhotoDNA matched the images to those of known child abuse images. 
The data breach apocalypse that wasn’t – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Malware, spam and hacking – and not all bad news, either! Watch 60 Second Security for Aug 9, 2014…
SSCC 159.5 – Black Hat USA 2014 Conference Special [PODCAST]
The Black Hat USA 2014 conference is over, and Naked Security’s Chester Wisniewski was there in fabulous Las Vegas to take it all in. And, as we all know, what happens in Vegas… …gets faithfully reported on the internet! 
Microsoft brings Internet Explorer’s security into the 21st century
Internet Explorer (IE) will finally catch up with rival browsers next week when it begins blocking out-of-date ActiveX controls.
Sophos Techknow – Firewalls Demystified [PODCAST]
The word firewall has a lot more shades of meaning in 2014 than it did in 1994. So…who better to help us to demystify the modern firewall than Sophos security expert Chester Wisniewski?
Foursquare app tracks your location by default whenever your phone is on
Foursquare, makers of the popular app that lets you “check in” wherever you go, unveiled a new version this week that tracks your location even when the app is closed. With opt-in as the default, here’s how to opt-out. We show you how to opt out if you don’t want ad men and Foursquare to constantly know your whereabouts. 