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Every year, SplashData takes a look at the millions of stolen passwords made public throughout the twelve months, and puts them together in order of popularity. And boy oh boy are …
The most popular passwords of last year are unbelievably easy to crack Read More
A new handy site offers a fantastic guide on ensuring that when you’re browsing the web with any browser, you’re able to do so securely and anonymously, if you so desire.
Browse the web securely and privately with any browser thanks to Fixtracking’s nifty guide Read More
We awoke today to get a worrying message from Twitter saying that we had to reset our password as our account had been “compromised.”
Has Twitter asked you to reset your password because of a compromised account? Read MoreWith Apple users feeling a little less smug about the security of their machines after the recent Flashback/Flashfake malware outbreak, Kaspersky founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky has even more bad news. The …
Apple lags ’10 years’ behind Microsoft on security claims Kaspersky Read More
If you wondered how secure your Android phone was if you were using a screen pattern lock as a password, then rest assured: even the FBI can’t crack them.
Even the FBI can’t crack a simple Android screen unlock pattern Read MoreWith the web infested with lurking scammers, spammers, phishers and similar ne’er do wells, it’s important to make sure you have a really strong password – and that you change it from …
The web’s worst passwords – and how to check if your password is a good ‘un Read MoreAs keen street photographers, we’ve been growing more irritated by the growing interference we have to suffer from clueless security guards, who have unilaterally decided that photography is some sort of crime.
London photographers test their right to snap photos: security hassles follow Read MoreWhen a steenkin’ thief sneaked into interaction designer Joshua Kaufman’s apartment and made off with his shiny MacBook, the burglar probably thought he’d committed the perfect crime – but a …
Laptop thief gets worldwide exposure thanks to sneaky security camera app Read MoreNow this sounds very dodgy indeed. Researchers have discovered that 3G-enabled Apple iPhones and iPads have been secretly storing a long list of users’ locations and time stamps, effectively creating …
Apple secretly tracks the location and times of iPhone and 3G iPad users Read MoreWe love stuff like this: a new, no nonsense site called, “How Secure Is My Password,” offers to do one thing and one thing only – check your password and …
How secure is your password? Put it to the test here! Read MoreIf you’ve ever had that sinking feeling at the end of a long night when you discover your precious iPhone has iLegged it somewhere, then Apple’s new Find My iPhone …
Apple’s ‘Find My iPhone’ free app helps track wayward handsets Read MoreSecurity bods Sophos are warning that what’s been called the ‘LOL’ phishing attack is continuing to fester on the web, and not just by direct message.
Twitter ‘LOL’ BZPharma phishing attack festers Read MoreWith phising attacks on the rise, and ne’er do wells dreaming up ever more cunning ways to persuade people to perilously part with their precious personal data, the folks at …
Phishing emails: a handy flow chart points out the perils Read MoreWith a set of results sure set to send Apple fanboys howling at the Moon in disbelief, a recent study claims that Macs are far more insecure than Windows PCs, …
Apple’s Mac OS X: “less secure than Windows” Read More