Digital rights organisation Electronic Frontiers Australia has urged Australians to do three things to protect their online privacy: get a password manager, review their Facebook settings and turn on two-factor authentication.

Security firm Keeper Security has sued Ars Technica security editor Dan Goodin, accusing him and his employer of defamation, violation of the Illinois Deceptive Trade Practices Act and commercial disparagement under Illinois law.

Independent studies from Gartner and Dell show that a notebook is stolen about every 60 seconds. These often contain sensitive data and hackers need only a few milliseconds with the device to break a password – if there is one.