Website owners can employ a range of measures to help users choose better, stronger passwords and one of the most popular techniques is to include a password strength meter. The meters are designed to help users understand if their password choices will resist attempts to crack them. The trouble is, they don’t.
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Google performs U-turn on Blogger smut rule
Google has changed its mind over a new policy on sexually explicit content on its Blogger platform and will target commercial porn instead.
Anatomy of a certificate problem – Comodo’s “PrivDog” software in the spotlight
The bug’s now fixed, but when a Certificate Authority offers you software to make your secure web transactions even more secure… …you don’t expect it to work the other way around!
Craig Brittain asks Google to remove links relating to his revenge porn antics
The guy who ignored women’s pleas to take down nude images from his IsAnybodyDown site wants to have his own photos and information expunged from Google.
Old-school landline phones to protect elderly from “it’s me” scammers
The new phones glow red when a call comes in from an unregistered number, to battle the “ore ore” (“it’s me, it’s me”) fraudsters who prey on Japanese elderly. 
Bought PII from the government? PLEASE DON’T LOSE IT! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly computer security roundup. The latest news presented so you can enjoy it…in just one minute!
RIP Leonard Nimoy: a hero to Trekkies, but so much more than “Spock”
Leonard Nimoy was beloved by millions, including many of us at Naked Security and at Sophos. So it is with great sadness that we acknowledge his passing on Friday, at the age of 83, and offer this modest tribute.
Facebook Bug Bounty report for 2014: $1.3M paid out to more than 700 bug finders
Facebook just released details of how much it paid out in bug bounties for 2014. Rewards ranged from $500 to over $50,000…
Europol takedown of Ramnit botnet frees 3.2 million PCs from cybercriminals’ grasp
In an international operation coordinated with multiple law enforcement and industry partners, Europol led a takedown of the infrastructure of the Ramnit botnet that infected 3.2 million Windows computers.
Facebook comes up with new ways to reach out to the suicidal
Where would you turn, and what would you do, if you saw a post that seemed suicidal from a Facebook friend? Facebook has some answers. 