Latest news from Naked Security (01/15/2014)

Google pays $3.2 billion for Nest, a smart-home gadget maker The money gets Google the keys to our smart homes. Nest is, after all, plugged into the internet of all things with its smart thermostats and smoke alarms. The question now is, Say WHAT? Does that mean Google's going to know even more about us than it already does?! Read more.. Patch Tuesday January 2014 - Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle have all released fixes today. Products covered include Microsoft Word, Windows XP, Windows 7, Adobe Reader, Java, MySQL and VirtualBox. Read more.. Anonymous Yelp reviewers must be outed, US court rules A US court in the state of Virginia has ruled that anonymous users aren't covered by First Amendment protection of free speech if a review "is based on a false statement". Read more.. UK government urges small businesses to become more "cyber streetwise" Hot on the heels of yesterday's announcement that it's launched a new £4 million campaign to help raise awareness of cyber security issues, the UK government has today urged SMEs to get more clued-up on cyber security. Read more.. More to read: SSCC 130 - Botnets, banking, breaches, patching and the Mavericks controversy [PODCAST] SEA hijacks Microsoft Twitter accounts, Xbox support blog and Technet Patch Tuesday - get ready for the January 2014 Security Trifecta! Payment data hacked at US luxury retailer Neiman Marcus How your social media activity can torpedo your loan application  Follow us on Twitter | Join us on Facebook | Forward to a friend You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website at http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com Our mailing address is: Sophos The Pentagon Abingdon Science Park Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3YP United Kingdom Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences  Copyright © 2014 Sophos, All rights reserved.

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