May 21, 2012 - Have you received an email asking you to confirm that you wish to cancel your account? Be on your guard. Read more
May 21, 2012 - 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. Read more
May 17, 2012 - After hacking into the Facebook account of Justin Bieber's girlfriend, and accessing private messages, a 21-year-old British man is jailed. Read more
May 15, 2012 - You would think that if there had been a widespread scam on Facebook two months ago, that it wouldn't be capable of spreading using identical wording now, wouldn't you? Sadly, it seems the answer is "no". (continue reading...) Read more
May 15, 2012 - You don't have to be a criminal to realise that it's important to protect your Facebook account. So remember not to leave it open for anyone to access on an unattended computer. (continue reading...) Read more
May 14, 2012 - Have you received a message from LinkedIn asking you to confirm your email address? Well, be careful before you click on the link in your inbox, as it could be scammers trying to dupe you into doing something else entirely. (continue reading...) Read more
May 11, 2012 - File-sharing site The Pirate Bay has denounced an Anonymous DDoS campaign that took down Virgin Media, calling it an "ugly" method that's no better than the UK court order for ISPs to block users from getting to The Pirate Bay. (continue reading...) Read more
May 10, 2012 - Myspace settles charges with The FTC for sharing the private information and web browsing habits of its 25 million users with advertisers. Do you think it's enough of a slap on the wrist? (continue reading...) Read more
May 9, 2012 - "News" of Margaret Thatcher's death spreads like wildfire on Twitter, after being announced by "Carla Bruni" and reported by a French news outlet. But is it true? And should we be blaming Carla Bruni? (continue reading...) Read more
May 9, 2012 - US neurosurgeon and low-carbohydrate diet guru Dr. Jack Kruse found himself unceremoniously plucked off a cruise ship and deposited on the shore after a tweet including his name mentioned a bio-terrorist attack against the ship. (continue reading...) Read more
May 8, 2012 - In the wake of employers requesting access to job candidates' Facebook accounts, a new issue bobs to the surface: should schools use Facebook to spy on students? Read more
May 8, 2012 - A firm at the centre of allegations that its affiliates flooded Facebook with spam and clickjacking attacks has agreed to clean up its act - after earning up to $1.2 million per month in gross monthly revenues. (continue reading...) Read more
May 4, 2012 - We already knew that people weren't doing enough to protect their privacy on Facebook, but a new report has looked into this in more details, and the numbers make for alarming reading. (continue reading...) Read more
April 27, 2012 - Have you seen a message on Facebook saying that free pairs of Ray-Bans or TOMS shoes are being given away to users? Don't believe it. Read more
April 25, 2012 - “A Strategic Inflection Point is that which causes you to make a fundamental change in business strategy. Nothing less is sufficient.” This quote came from Andy Grove, Intel Co-founder and former CEO. And, while he said this at an annual meeting (continue reading...) Read more
April 25, 2012 - Facebook has announced that it is teaming up with a number of security vendors, including Sophos. Read more
April 25, 2012 - Good news: Someone with *ahem* great taste has nominated us for a Useful Social Media Award. Now all we need is some votes... hint hint. Read more
April 23, 2012 - As Pinterest's popularity increases, so do the reports of spam on the fast-growing photo-sharing network. Is the website doing enough to counter the threat? Read more
April 23, 2012 - SophosLabs reports on the top twelve spam relaying countries for January - March 2012. Read more
April 18, 2012 - User education is of course a great idea, but we all know how hard it is to get the messages across in a clear and memorable way. Sophos launches a free education toolkit to help the poor IT guys who (continue reading...) Read more