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 15, 2012 - The judge who ordered blocks to Pirate Bay sites is alleged to have 1) a history of handing down verdicts that violate free speech and 2) been making some cash on the side by teaching alongside the plaintiff in an (continue reading...) Read more
May 14, 2012 - Here is the full text of the #sophospuzzle from this year's AusCERT T-shirt. Cut, paste, solve and get in the running to win a NERF gun. Read more
May 14, 2012 - Are you still running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard? If so, you have some very important critical security patches to install - helping to protect your Mac from malware threats. Read more
May 14, 2012 - The Bitcoin exchange Bitcoinica took its servers offline after they discovered $90,000 USD worth of bitcoins was stolen from its systems. This is the second time this year Bitcoinica have been targeted. (continue reading...) Read more
May 14, 2012 - Received an email from DHL about a failed package delivery? Be on your guard. Malware authors are up to their old tricks once more. Read more
May 14, 2012 - The FBI, investigating bomb threats, seized the server of a group, known as May First/People Link (MF/PL), that offers encrypted data services to people fighting oppressive regimes. Four days later, they returned it. What is going on? (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 13, 2012 - Join those who are attending the AusCERT 2012 conference, and get stuck into the latest #sophospuzzle. You don't have to be at the conference to enter and win! 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 11, 2012 - Way to alienate a loyal customerbase, Adobe. Adobe is making users pay of its Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash Professional products pay hundreds of dollars to fix security flaws. Read more
May 11, 2012 - Dutch court orders the Pirate Party, a political party in favour of free sharing of information and data, remove all links and workaround instructions on how to bypass the ISP block on The Pirate Bay. (continue reading...) Read more
May 10, 2012 - A teenage boy, believed to go by the online handle "MLT" and to be a member of the notorious TeamPoison hacking gang, has been arrested by British police. 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 10, 2012 - Do you use the internet in hotels when travelling abroad? Do you think it's safe to do so? The FBI thinks you should be careful.. but is being surprisingly coy about the details. (continue reading...) Read more
May 10, 2012 - What's wrong with this picture? Read more
May 9, 2012 - Hot on the heels of the iOS 5.1.1 release, Apple has pumped out a raft of security updates for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) and Lion (OS X 10.7) users. Many vulnerabilities have been fixed, and Safari gets a really cool (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 - Two teenagers have been arrested in Norway in connection with a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against websites in the country, and elsewhere around the world. Read more
May 9, 2012 - Penetration testing is a valuable but tool but can quickly get expensive. Focusing on testing the right things in the right manner is key to getting the best bang for your buck. (continue reading...) Read more