SSCC 151 – Measuring vulns, Apple and Wi-Fi privacy, Android ransomware and more [PODCAST]

It’s our weekly security pocast! Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin dig into the latest security news for lessons we can all learn…

Patch Tuesday wrap-up, June 2014 – both Adobe and Microsoft close “remotable” holes

Microsoft fixed 59 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer alone this month. Is that worryingly bad, or pleasingly good? Paul Ducklin investigates what actually came down the chute in the June 2014 Patch Tuesday…

Patch Tuesday for June 2014 – 7 bulletins, 3 RCEs, 2 critical, and 1 funky sort of hole

You’ll be patching and rebooting everything this month. Paul Ducklin gives you a brief overview to help you prepare. He also explains some vulnerability terminology you might not have heard before…

Chinese government shuns Windows 8 – security, economy or politics?

China is banning the use of Windows 8 in government departments, with an announcement from the country’s Central Government Procurement Center nicely timed to add to the sizzling diplomatic row between China and the US.

As one security hole closes, another one opens! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

How many years was that security hole in Linux ? How many security patches for XP? How many lock screen holes in iOS? How much do Google specs cost? Find out in this week’s 60 Second Security video…

SSCC 147 – Why Snapchat will have to tell you the truth about security now [PODCAST]

As usual, Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin turn their insightful and entertaining gaze on the security lessons we can learn from the past few days. Give it a listen – it’s our weekly quarter-hour security podcast…

SSCC 146 – Target, Microsoft, Dropbox and the mysterious “Webdriver Torso” [PODCAST]

Have a listen to the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Sophos security experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin look at what we can learn from the latest news.

Monday review – the hot 17 stories of the week

Catch up with everything we’ve written in the last seven days – it’s weekly roundup time.

Microsoft and Adobe have 0-days, AOL breached, and we win an award! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

Are two zero-days better than one? What happened to AOL’s user database? And is that another award that Naked Security just won? Find out in 60 Sec Security for 03 May 2014…

That was quick! Microsoft patches the “1776” hole in Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer zero-day bug that made the headlines a few days ago went by the nerdy name of CVE-2014-1776. The good news? No need to wait until next Patch Tuesday for a fix – Microsoft has issued one already.