This could be an inflection point for web security. By making HTTPS something that impacts search results Google are applying the stick to an enormous security push that’s been all carrots up to now.
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Evidence of another Snowden-like mole is worrying Feds
The US government has been trying to answer a crucial question: is Snowden a lone wolf, or are other Edward Snowdens out there, leaking ever more classified documents? Given new leaks published by Glenn Greenwald’s The Intercept, the Feds now fear they have their answer, and it is in the affirmative. 
SSCC 159 – What can we learn from the “honeybot”? [PODCAST]
For your listening pleasure! Here’s this week’s episode of the Sophos Security Chet Chat podcast…
Potato chips: Big Brother’s next eavesdropping tool?
A team of researchers from MIT, Microsoft and Adobe have figured out how to use sound vibrations in objects that are quivering too imperceptibly for the naked eye to discern, but when captured on video can be used to decipher intelligible speech. 
Facebook privacy under spotlight as thousands join class action lawsuit
More than 17,000 people have signed up to a class action lawsuit against Facebook, which alleges that the social network violated its users’ privacy.
1.2 billion logins scooped up by CyberVor hacking crew – what you need to do
Hackers have amassed a vast collection of stolen data, including 1.2 billion unique username/password pairs, by compromising over 420,000 websites using SQL injection techniques. This data haul may yet turn out to be a ‘Heartbleed’ moment for website owners who assume their sites are too small to be of interest to hackers.
FBI used drive-by downloads to track child porn suspects hidden on Tor
The FBI has been silently installing spyware in its quest to identify and prosecute criminals hiding behind the powerful Tor anonymity system. The technique’s a classic tool in the malware writer’s kit. Do the ends justify the means when it’s the law, using it to capture child abusers? 
Is artificial intelligence as big a threat as nuclear weapons?
Elon Musk, King of the Disruptors, thinks so. And I have a random tweet generator that he should meet. 
HP finds that “Internet of Things” gadgets are sitting ducks
TVs, webcams, thermostats, remote power outlets, sprinkler controllers, door locks, home alarms, scales and garage door openers: they’re all flunking Security 101, with issues as bad as “Sure, go ahead, we consider ‘1234’ to be a perfectly acceptable password.”
How to send 5 million spam emails without even noticing
Before you read the article, see if you can guess, to the nearest million, how many spams a 10,000-strong botnet might realistically send each week. Commit yourself first, and then read the story of the SophosLabs “honeybot”!