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Monday August 22, 2011

EDITOR'S NOTE

Good afternoon,

Last week, Facebook users were issued with a 14-page guide advising that security "is a responsibility shared between Facebook and the people who use its platform". We spoke with the social network's security manager Ryan McGeehan about its strategy and how threats have evolved.

Also, why is the 'headless' Conficker worm still top of the malware ecosystem? Read our guest column from ESET researcher Aryeh Goretsky to find out.

-- Liz Tay

LATEST SECURITY ARTICLES

	Securing Facebook By Darren Pauli \| Aug 22, 2011 Incident response team offers no second chances.
	Killing Conficker, 1000 days on By Aryeh Goretsky \| Aug 22, 2011 Comment: Why is a 'headless' worm still top of the malware ecosystem?
	Admins advised to move off Advanced Encryption Standard By Stewart Mitchell \| Aug 22, 2011 Microsoft finding could render AES obsolete.
	Mobile charging stations steal data from devices By Darren Pauli \| Aug 22, 2011 USB mode silently comes to life.
	Parliament Committee finds flaws in Cybercrime Bill By John Hilvert \| Aug 19, 2011 New legal responsibilities recommended for carriers and smaller ISPs.
	Privacy review blasts app terms By John Hilvert \| Aug 19, 2011 Google and LinkedIn are riskiest.

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