Today is SysAdmin Day. We have to have a day for SysAdmins because they often don’t get the recognition they deserve. And if, like many, you’re wondering what a SysAdmin does in a day, we spoke to one of our very own system administrators, Mark Faulds, who gave us the run down…
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Android “FBI Lock” malware – how to avoid paying the ransom
The latest “FBI Lock” Android ransomware reported by SophosLabs follows a familiar theme. But it has a slight sting in the tail to make it trickier to remove, so we thought we’d take you through the steps…
Cat stalker knows where your kitty lives (and it’s your fault)
Professor Owen Mundy has mapped a million cats’ locations on to a world map in a purrfect illustration of the extent of the data that’s publicly available from photo-sharing sites. He isn’t even a cat person. He could just have easily called the project “I know where your kid sleeps”.
Android app market pirates busted by FBI
Six Americans charged with large-scale piracy of Android apps. But what about their “customers”? Is there really an increased risk of malware from unlawfully acquired apps?
Hacker claims breach of Wall Street Journal and Vice
W0rm’s been quite busy and has already pulled this on CNET, and likewise is again offering to sell user data and server credentials for one Bitcoin. 
eBay’s StubHub ransacked for over $1 million, international crime ring arrested
US police have indicted six people across four countries on charges of defrauding eBay’s StubHub for over $1 million in pilfered tickets for things like Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake concerts. eBay says its servers weren’t broken into; rather, password reuse and account holders’ PCs being riddled with malware are to blame. 
SSCC 157 – Routers, Browsers, Zombies and Sysadmins [PODCAST]
Here it is…this week’s Chet Chat security podcast. In this episode: fixing routers, trusting browsers, killing zombies and showing TLC to sysadmins. 
Google given 18 months to change its handling of user data
The Italian Data Protection Commissioner has given Google 18 months to change the way it treats and stores user data.
iSpy? Researcher exposes backdoor in iPhones and iPads
A “backdoor” that Apple built into iOS for developers can be used to spy on iPhones and iPads by governments, law enforcement, or cyber criminals, according to forensics researcher Jonathan Zdziarski.
Firefox 31 has arrived – 11 bulletins, 3 critical, 0 visual surprises
Firefox 31 is out. So is its updated conservative older brother, the Extended Support Release, now at 24.7. And Firefox’s email-oriented cousin Thunderbird gets updated, too.