Naked Security - Sophos

Rock-and-roll Google celebrates analog computing - and Bob Moog

Paul Ducklin — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:51:33 +0000

Today's Google Doodle celebrates what would have been Bob Moog's 78th birthday. Moog was a pioneer in electronic music, using transistors to build analog computers. Are today's digital computers superior to their analog counterparts?

Gorbachev is NOT dead - false news spreads on Twitter again

Graham Cluley — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:58:36 +0000

Many Twitter users have repeated the "news" today about the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet statesman. Let's not let the truth get in the way of a good story..

Multiply multilingual - Email scams aren't just from Nigeria

Graham Cluley — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:24:02 +0000

They used to be called "Letters from Nigeria", but it's not such a good name these days. Because they can come from any corner of the world, in a multitude of languages.

Wales announces World's First Wikipedia Town

Paul Ducklin — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:36:13 +0000

You might not yet have heard of Wikipedia GLAM. It's a project targeting galleries, libraries, archives and museums, aimed at "improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the cultural sector". Intriguingly, GLAM has just notched up its first Wikipedia Town.

Is it a Norton or an AOL phishing scam?

Joshua Long — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:39:34 +0000

A recent phishing scam targets Norton users... or is that AOL users? It seems the cybercriminals can't quite decide.

SSCC 91 - Utah explains data breach, Facebook hacker jailed, FlashBack removal for Leopard, Pentagon expands data sharing

Chester Wisniewski — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:49:45 +0000

This week's Chet Chat returns to our usual news format this week with guest Gary Korhonen (@hundredaire). Gary and Chet discuss the Utah data breach, Facebook hacker's prison term, OS X Leopard's FlashBack removal tool, Pentagon data sharing and Operation Phish Phry sentencing.

Facebook account cancellation malware poses as Adobe Flash update

Graham Cluley — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:52:49 +0000

Have you received an email asking you to confirm that you wish to cancel your account? Be on your guard.

Sophos anti-virus for Android updated - beta now works on tablets too!

Graham Cluley — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:46:06 +0000

The beta version of Sophos Mobile Security for Android has been updated to support tablets. Download a free copy now and tell us what you think!

What can secure software development learn from Shakespeare, Roosevelt and Nehru?

Michael A Schmidt — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:27:42 +0000

Do you know what William Shakespeare, Eleanor Roosevelt and Jawaharlal Nehru have in common with the data security expert community (and possibly you)? The Security Development Conference held in Washington DC provides the answer.

Doctors shouldn't buddy up with patients on Facebook or Twitter, hospitals warn

Lisa Vaas — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:16:59 +0000

Hospitals, worried about lack of professionalism and inadvertent leaking of confidential data, are warning doctors not to set up relationships with patients on Facebook and Twitter.