Security News

Facebook clarifies what you can and cannot post on the site (Naked Security)
2015-03-16 13:59

Facebook has issued detailed new guidance on what it counts as "unacceptable content", such as some nudity, hate speech and graphic videos.

TeslaCrypt ransomware attacks gamers - "all your files are belong to us!" (Naked Security)
2015-03-16 12:45

TeslaCrypt is a new ransomware that goes above and beyond CryptoLocker in the types of files it seeks out to hold for ransom, including those related to video games. SophosLabs dug in to find out...

Full rules for protecting net neutrality released by FCC (Naked Security)
2015-03-16 10:48

The commission will decide what's acceptable on a case-by-case basis. Let the legal battles begin!

Bank tests heartbeat-encoded wristbands for online authentication (Naked Security)
2015-03-16 09:45

Halifax is trialing the use of a wristband to store our ECGs, given that our hearts are random number generators unique to every individual.

Monday review - the hot 23 stories of the week (Naked Security)
2015-03-16 09:23

Here they are: the hot computer security stories of the past week, neatly laid out for you to review.

If you hammer your RAM, won't that break it? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO] (Naked Security)
2015-03-14 13:14

From CPUs on fire to hammered memory modules - here's our latest 60 Second Security video! Why not give it a try...

New anti-terrorism unit will tackle extremist content on the web (Naked Security)
2015-03-13 14:52

European security officials have proposed a new online counter-terrorism unit to help combat increasing online extremism.

Reboot loop! Microsoft update to fix an old update ends up breaking a new update... (Naked Security)
2015-03-13 11:17

O! What a tangled web we weave! Microsoft reissued a broken update from back in October 2014...and promptly broke a new update from March 2015.

Privacy group wants to shut down "eavesdropping" Barbie (Naked Security)
2015-03-13 10:06

It's worried about kids' voices being recorded by a corporation that will then target ads at them, but it should be far more worried about security and privacy.

Twitter threatens revenge porn posters with account locking and suspension (Naked Security)
2015-03-13 09:42

Twitter says it will lock accounts of users who post intimate content without subjects' permission, until the offending material's deleted, and might suspend accounts if the intent is harassment.