Security

US agencies returning $55 million from AdSurfDaily operation

The DOJ and Secret Service allege that the Web-based business was a Ponzi scheme

Concern over U.S. snoops drives Canadian political party to cloud-based encryption

Canada's New Democratic Party goes with strong cloud-based encryption to protect voter data

NSA Label-based System Could Secure Big Data

KDDI accelerates smartphone shift, stays mum on iPhone

Japan's second-largest mobile operator announced new smartphones and a cheaper pricing plan to rekindle subscriber interest

Splunk explains it all

Enterprise-class product devours log data and delivers powerful analysis of security issues

See you anon: Reflections on online anonymity

Will Windows 8 Lock Out Pirates and Linux?

Microsoft explains UEFI secure boot, but leaves big questions unanswered.

ILTA 2011: Big data, discovery and collaboration demand our legal attention

Facebook’s Timeline will be boon for hackers

'Story of your life' display makes it easier for criminals to dig up data for social engineered attacks, says researcher

Security roundup: Privacy ground war; malware taunts; Massachusetts data loss stink; is SIEM dead?

What happens to your personal data if a company goes bankrupt? Just one hot-button security issue for week ending Sept. 23