Unlike Windows XP service pack 2, which included significant security updates, or Windows XP service pack 3 which is required for support from Microsoft, Windows 7 service pack 1 does not have any significantly compelling updates for most users. So, should the average user bother installing it?
If you are a business user then it makes sense to start testing the service pack to ensure compatibility with all of your office software. If you are a home user you might want to wait a month or two and see if any problems crop up, assuming you are up to date on your security patches. ESET’s Director of Technical Education Randy Abrams explains.
Londoners warned of card skimming risk
The “Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit”, made up of Met and City of London officers and card industry experts, has seen an increase in card skimming devices on ticket machines at London train stations. The Register has more on the matter.
Pharma Wars
How do you chronicle the struggle for control of an underground empire when neither combatant wants to admit that he is fighting or even that that a war is underway? That’s the nature of a business-feud turned turf-war that is playing out right now between the bosses of two of the Internet’s largest illicit pharmacy operations. See Krebs on Security for more.
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