Security

The government wants to know what it doesn’t know

Mobile Device Management Spotlight: Absolute Software

AbsoluteSoftware talks about MDM trends and their solution to managing iPhones, iPads and Android devices

Flashback botnet not shrinking, huge numbers of Macs still infected

Russian AV firm says rivals got the numbers wrong, botnet still controls 650,000 Macs

Microsoft Windows RT tablets will be more security friendly than iPad, Android devices

Client software will talk to management infrastructure, download custom Metro-style apps

Hypersonic test aircraft peeled apart after 3 minutes of sustained Mach 20 speed

The Hypersonic Technology Vehicle is experimenting with sustaining aerodynamic control during hypersonic flight

Tech groups push for cyberthreat information-sharing bill

CDT and other civil liberties groups continue to raise privacy concerns about CISPA

Social predators still gaming the system on Facebook

Barracuda researcher says 1 in 60 Facebook posts is malicious or spammy

ISPs agree to fight botnets using the U.S. Anti-Bot Code of Conduct

Proof-of-concept Android Trojan app analyzes motion sensor data to determine tapped keys

Researchers design an app that analyzes subtle smartphone movements to infer what's being typed on touchscreens

Symantec: ‘VeriSign Trusted’ mark out, ‘Norton Secured’ in

New Symantec trust-mark branding means website has to have passed daily security scans