Patch Tuesday wrap-up, December 2014 – why “Important” can be Critical…

Adobe and Microsoft put forth their respective Patch Tuesday updates this week, bringing you their last scheduled patches of 2014. Paul Ducklin digs in…

12 Days competition: Day 2 – Microsoft waved goodbye to this fondly remembered ex-P

In April 2014 Microsoft said adieu to its stalwart OS but despite seven years of warnings some weren’t ready to let it go. Can you work out the answer to our question in day two of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?

“That’s not a hack…” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

Here’s our latest 60 Second Security video. One week of news in one amusingly informative minute…

Microsoft “tops up” Patch Tuesday, issues delayed fix for zero-day hole in logon security

Microsoft has issued a “top up” security bulletin for a fix that didn’t quite make it into the November 2014 Patch Tuesday. The vulnerability can be used to turn any user into a domain administrator, and it’s been exploited in the wild…

The worst password in the penitentiary – 60 Sec Security

Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security video. The latest news made educational and amusing…and it only takes a minute.

SSCC 173 – Lest we forget [PODCAST]

Here’s the latest episode of our weekly “Chet Chat” security podast. Chet and Duck take on the week’s news in their inimitable way…enjoy!

SSCC 171 – Are you SURE that “1234” is a bad password? [PODCAST]

Here’s the latest Chet Chat podcast for your listening pleasure… Enjoy.

3 ways to make your Outlook.com account safer

Following up on our detailed guide to securing your webmail, here’s a quick breakdown of how to make the most important fixes for users of Microsoft’s Outlook.com (formerly known as Hotmail and, for a while, Windows Live Hotmail).