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“Stagefright – are we in the clear now?” [Chet Chat Podcast 214]
Listen to Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin in the latest episode of our weekly security podcast…
Who gives the best advice about password security?
Britain’s GCHQ has just produced a great document about password security. We like it, and we think you should read it…
We hashed them once, we hashed them twice! 60 Second Security
Out weekly wrap-up video. Watch (and smile!) in just 1 minute…
11 million Ashley Madison passwords cracked in 10 days
Remember how Ashley Madison did one thing right: hashed the passwords properly? Turns out they missed a few…million.
“Belts and breaches” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our entertaining news-in-1-minute security roundup. Enjoy!
Bad news! LastPass breached. Good news! You should be OK…
LastPass, a company that makes a popular password manager, just found out that crooks got into its network. But if you picked a proper password, you should be OK…
WordPress issues critical security fixes, closing remote anonymous compromise bug and more
WordPress has just published a critical security release. If you’re still on WordPress 3, this is about as critical as it gets, because one of the fixes closes a “remote anonymous compromise” bug.
Has the PlayStation Network really been hacked? Should you change your password?
A smallish list of usernames and passwords allegedly stolen from the PlayStation Network (PSN), Windows Live and 2K Gaming Studio has been leaked by a trio of crackers. Real or hoax?
Do we really need strong passwords?
The idea that computer users should use long, complex passwords is one of computer security’s sacred cows. But is is really necessary? Mark Stockley investigates…