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Monday 21 October 2013

Chrome support for XP to continue after Microsoft ditches it - helpful, or dangerous?



Google has pledged to continue supporting its Chrome browser on Windows XP until at least April 2015, a full year after Microsoft officially ends support for the legacy platform in April 2014. But could its decision end up dissuading people from moving away from XP in a prompt and timely manner?
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Fake BlackBerry BBM apps *still* in Google Play Store, one month after failed official release
One month after BlackBerry didn't release it's much-awaited BBM app for Android, imposter apps can still be found in the Google Play Store. Should it be so easy to get obviously-bogus imitations past Google's vetting process?
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Monday review - the hot 27 stories of the week
In case you missed any stories over the last seven days, here's our weekly catch up.
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Facebook privacy, Google ads, D-Link security, CryptoLocker ransom - 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
What leaves your computer standing but your data in ruins? Should Facebook teenagers be able to message the world? How can you stop Google using your photo in ads? Find out in this week's Sophos 60 Second Security!
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SSCC 119.5 - Tips for online safety from security expert Rob Slade
This special Chet Chat is an interview with Robert Slade, author and security expert, on what you can do for your friends and family to help them stay safer for National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
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Making phishing more complex - on purpose
A threat that doesn't just attack, but asks you to put in a password first? Sounds weird, but the trick worked for malware in the past, and is now being used in phishing Fraser Howard of SophosLabs explains...
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Encouraging the next generation of cyber security experts
This week's theme in National Cyber Security Awareness Month is all about encouraging new talent to join the industry. Not only do we not have enough people, but we are also not making sure we tap enough into the very talented individuals already out there. So how can we solve this problem?
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How to risk your job in 7 security mistakes
It’s tricky sometimes to get your job done while sticking to all those pesky rules around confidentiality and data protection. Being escorted out of the building for security negligence is not something you recover from very easily, so don't try any of these at work...
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Security education cuts both ways - why marketers need retraining too
Legitimate businesses need to be more aware of the impact their emails have on the public - the marketers whose attempts at putting across their messages stray over the line into spamming, and the communications people whose irresponsible use of email risks undoing the good work of educators in...
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Breach at PR Newswire linked to Adobe exploit
The crooks who pilfered Adobe's source code are likely the same ones who went on to exploit Adobe ColdFusion code to breach the PR Newswire press release service.
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