We talk to Grey Howe, winner of Sophos’s “trip to RSA” competition on Spiceworks, about the funkiest and weirdest ideas from the talks…
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Police-taunting Facebook selfie poster jailed
Aaron Bee started posting the nyah-nyah images on Facebook after police put out an appeal asking for his whereabouts. Cue lots of pictures of Bee gesturing at police, their cars and a police station and a misspelled hashtag of #theystillcarntcatchme.
Student jailed for using keylogger to up his exam marks
A university student who plugged keyloggers into his school’s computers to snatch staff passwords, access the exam application and jack up five test scores has been jailed.
That’s SHUTTING down your PC, not SHOOTING it down! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Ever felt like shooting your PC? This guy did it! (And more news in our weekly one-minute security video.)
Wi-Fi security software chokes on network names, opens potential hole for hackers
The Wi-Fi security software “wpa_supplicant,” found in Android amongst many other places, has a potentially hackable security hole…
FTC sanctions phone location tracking company for not allowing customer opt-out
Nomi has been ordered to tidy up its business practices as part of a settlement with the FTC over its tracking of retail customers’ smartphones.
Nigerian accused of hacking bank computer to steal $340 million
If this had been a physical heist it would have been well up among the largest ever – a Nigerian man has been charged with hacking into a bank server and siphoning out more than N68 billion (over $340 million).
How to secure your baby monitor
Two more families say they’ve had baby monitors turned into nursery-room eavesdropping bugs. Here’s how to button up your baby’s security, camera, Wi-Fi, router and all. 
Cisco releases first transparency report, showing literally nothing to hide
Networking supergiant Cisco has become the latest big firm to release a transparency report, detailing its approach to dealing with requests for information from governments and police forces.
New ‘Clear’ app helps you erase your online mistakes
Sure, we’d love to wipe away those rude/racy/rebellious posts, but how erasable is erasable? Two phrases come to mind: “screen capture” and “digital archive!”