Security

Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom gets access to documentary evidence against him

The application before a New Zealand court for the disclosure of information was opposed by the U.S.

Schneier squares off with advocate of airport profiling

Lengthy debate delves into details of costs and benefits

Gartner predicts huge rise in monitoring of employees’ social media use

Sixty percent of companies will monitor employees' social media use for security breaches by 2015, the analyst says

Security startup Vaultive tackles cloud-based encryption

First product, Vaultive for Hosted Exchange, for use in email held in Microsoft Office 365 cloud

Attacks on Iranian oil industry led to Flame malware find

Deletion of data from Iranian oil ministry, facilities last month led to discovery of advanced attack code, says expert

Cool space shot: Venus set to cross Sun

NASA, ESA: Venus won’t pass in front of Sun again till 2117

Romanian authorities dismantle hacker group targeting government websites

Romania's organized crime prosecutors detained 12 individuals suspected of hacking into official websites

Consumer Reports: Free anti-malware software for Windows, Mac is effective

Freeware did not generally do better protecting against viruses and exploits, however

Now Pay Attention, 007: Flame Malware Blurs the Line Between Fiction and Reality

Flame malware is the latest weapon of apparent state-sponsored cyber war.

Academia joins in battling Android malware