Latest news from Naked Security (01/16/2014)

Target issues apology letter – but includes some awful security advice A Naked Security reader just received Target's advisory letter saying she'd been part of the recent breach. But she didn't find it as clear as perhaps it could have been. Paul Ducklin takes a look...is there anything Target could have done differently? Read more.. Security warnings do better if they use scammers' tricks, research finds Researchers at University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory actually modeled their security warnings on scammers' messages in their research, using techniques such as authoritative voice and clear descriptions of risks to see if people would resisting clicking through to malware. Read more.. Is your car spying on you? According to a recent report from the US GAO, car makers and GPS manufacturers have been collecting information about drivers' whereabouts via on-board navigational aids and then storing that data for varying lengths of time. Read more.. Who's to blame for security problems? Surveys say, EVERYONE So if everyone is to blame, should we all be doing a bit more to help? Read more.. And the results of our "How trustworthy is Facebook" poll are… As we reported recently, Facebook wants to know how trustworthy its users find it, but it's not sharing the results. So we ran our own poll of how many people trust Facebook and hereby present the results. (Note bene: We categorically define "people" as meaning "our readers".) Read more.. More to read: Google pays $3.2 billion for Nest, a smart-home gadget maker Patch Tuesday January 2014 – Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle Anonymous Yelp reviewers must be outed, US court rules UK government urges small businesses to become more "cyber streetwise" SSCC 130 – Botnets, banking, breaches, patching and the Mavericks controversy [PODCAST]  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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