Down The Security Rabbithole

Topics covered WindowsXP is officially, for real, definitely end of life - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help Google Nest pushes update - examining the bigger picture - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/04/nest_waves_goodbye_to_alarm_switchoff_feature/ South Carolina's agencies are still not any better after the massive breaches - http://www.wbtw.com/story/25149085/still-no-consistent-computer-security-plan-at-sc-agencies News flash - we trust the government and Internet companies less as a result of leaks - http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9247441/Snowden_leaks_erode_trust_in_Internet_companies_government The two banks which filed suit against TrustWave & Target have dropped their effort...sanity apparently prevailed but there's a bigger issue here at stake - http://www.securityweek.com/banks-drop-suit-against-target-trustwave