Down The Security Rabbithole

Topics dicussed Microsoft has issued a patch for the massive MS IE flaw - for WindowsXP! - http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/microsofts-decision-to-patch-windows-xp-is-a-mistake/ Is Open Source Software more or less secure than closed-source? (in a post-Heartbleed era) - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/10769996/Heartbleed-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-open-source.html Target's CEO has stepped down, but what's the real reason and is there now opportunity for change? - http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/05/target-ceo-steps-down/8713847/ and http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-target-ceo-resigns-20140505,0,4479532.story Biometrics (specifically fingerprints) aren't as secure or unique as we'd like them to be, so ... paswords? - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10775477/Why-your-fingerprints-may-not-be-unique.html