Security

Password management: Facing the problem

* Passfaces has a novel alternative to passwords

Patches from Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco and more

* Roundup of what got fixed on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday * Botnetters unleash mini-swarms * IE 7 bug reopens debate over patch responsibilities, and other interesting reading

Cisco NAC out, ConSentry switch-based NAC in

* Fayetteville State University drops Cisco's NAC gear in favor of ConSentry equipment

Quantum cryptography to secure ballots in Swiss election

Advanced form of cryptography uses photons to exchange encryption keys

Charging devices on the go

How Sprint’s next CEO can right the ship; 22 top iPhone tips

Why Skype and Vonage must die

Tech group, broadcasters slug it out on white spaces

Mobile Firefox likely to work on Symbian

Dirty truth about biometrics