Microsoft is vowing to clean up Windows Store after a recent survey of the app store found many scam apps that were deceptively labeled with logos and names of legitimate apps. This has been an ongoing problem. Will Microsoft finally rid its store of “crap apps”?
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“You’re under arrest for possession of an insecure phone” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security video. News you can use in a format you can enjoy…all in 60 seconds!
SSCC161 – What do you mean, “Trade him for Edward Snowden”? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Chet Chat security podcast! Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin once again turn plain old news into advice you can use.
Microsoft pulls Patch Tuesday kernel update – MS14-045 can cause Blue Screen of Death
MS14-045, which fixes various security holes in the Windows kernel, can cause a BSoD and leave you stuck in a reboot loop. Here’s how to escape… 
SSCC 160 – That’s not just any old malware – that’s a TRUE VIRUS! [PODCAST]
Ready for listening… Here’s this week’s Sophos Security Chet Chat podcast.
Patch Tuesday wrap-up, August 2014: RCE + ASLR bypass + EoP == patch early, patch all!
Patch Tuesday is here again. Paul Ducklin explains how this month’s vulnerabilities can work together for harm, and why *all* the updates matter, not just the ones that ended up with a “critical” or “severe” tag…
Microsoft scans email for child porn images, leads to arrest
Microsoft detected two illicit images of a young girl when they were uploaded to a Pennsylvanian man’s OneDrive cloud storage account. Before anybody starts worrying about snooping, be assured that humans weren’t involved in looking at the email; rather, Microsoft’s own PhotoDNA matched the images to those of known child abuse images. 
Microsoft brings Internet Explorer’s security into the 21st century
Internet Explorer (IE) will finally catch up with rival browsers next week when it begins blocking out-of-date ActiveX controls.
Potato chips: Big Brother’s next eavesdropping tool?
A team of researchers from MIT, Microsoft and Adobe have figured out how to use sound vibrations in objects that are quivering too imperceptibly for the naked eye to discern, but when captured on video can be used to decipher intelligible speech. 
SSCC 158 – What do you mean, “Don’t knit your own remote authentication?” [PODCAST]
Here’s this week’s Chet Chat security podcast for your listening pleasure. Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin of Sophos dissect the week’s security news to see what we can learn from other people’s mistakes…