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In today's news: In one of the biggest automotive payouts to date, Fiat Chrysler are forced to recall 1.4 million cars after hackers highlighted security flaws in the UConnect system. For more IT security news, visit www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

The Rise and Fall of RC4 By Itsik Mantin, Director of Security Research at Imperva In the last couple of years we've seen quite a lot of interest concentrated around the RC4 cipher. Following the BEAST attack on SSL in 2011, many security experts had suggested a preference for RC4 as the SSL cipher on the AES-CBC. Trying not to be very blunt, I would say that I was surprised by this recommendation, probably along...

In today's news: US tech giant Hewlett-Packard has published research that claims all the best-selling smartwatches on the market have security problems. @IT_SecGuru

In today's news: Director of Information Security at Iowa State lottery rigs the system so he can hand himself the winning ticket, using a rootkit to alter the random number generator used by the Multi-State Lottery Association. @IT_SecGuru IT Security Guru is part of Security Serious - find out more about the campaign on twitter @SecSerious

In today's news: Two researchers took control of a Jeep Cherokee from 10 miles away - what does this mean for automobiles and the internet of things?

In today's news: Anonymous takes their revenge after reports one of their members is shot dead by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. More on this story at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

In today's news: Millions of app users' accounts are at risk, as popular apps allow brute force hacking techniques and don't employ two-factor authentication. More IT security news at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

Matthew Glenn of Illumio exhibits the Illumio Adaptive Security Platform (ASP), talks on adaptive security in general and Illumio's latest feature: nano-segmentation. www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

In today's news: The EU has just voted in favour of collecting and storing the sensitive personal data of air passengers travelling in and out of the EU. www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

Team Sky, the professional cycling team, has said it fears critics of team member and current Tour de France leader Chris Froome may have stolen training data after hacking their systems. www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru