Special agents working at Scotland Yard worried that cult religious groups inspired by TV series like Star Trek and The X-Files might commit widespread acts of violence ahead of the new millennium.
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Anatomy of a LOGJAM – another TLS vulnerability, and what to do about it
We’ve had BEAST, Lucky Thirteen, BREACH, BEAST, POODLE, Heartbleed and FREAK…now, it’s LOGJAM. Paul Ducklin explains, and tells you what you can do about it.
Practical IT: What is encryption and how can I use it to protect my corporate data?
Businesses often don’t realise why encryption is important, and how they can use it to protect their data. The latest in our Practical IT series tells you what encryption is and how you can use it in your business.
How your next password could be your brain
Researchers found that brains react to acronyms in a way that’s unique to each individual. Ready to slap some electrodes on your head?
Apple Watch lets nimble-fingered crooks use your Apple Pay
Nimble-fingered crooks can exploit the one-second lag before Watch senses it’s off a wrist and asks for a passcode. 
SSCC 199 – Don’t panic, it’s not really as VENOMous as you thought [PODCAST]
Our latest weekly security podcast – the VENOM bug, iris recognition, a spyware company breach, and ID trouble at the Passport Agency. Happy listening!
Apple, Google and others urge Obama to say no to backdoors
Tech firms and cryptologists lobby the Obama administration, urging resistance to the implementation of backdoors in popular software.
“Los Pollos Hermanos” ransomware – what will they think of next?
The latest visual meme in ransomware comes from a cult TV show…about ficticious crooks. Paul Ducklin walks you through “PolloCrypt,” more correctly known as Troj/LPoLock-A…
South Korea mandates spyware on teens’ phones
Parents can’t opt out, regardless of any privacy concerns. Let’s hope they don’t get hit by an mSpy-esque data breach.
Hello, Barack! Let’s keep that @POTUS account secure!
Let’s make sure that highly valuable account stays all you, all the time, without anyone else getting their mitts on it – at least, until somebody else becomes POTUS! 