Security

Symantec reportedly in talks to split into storage and security units

Russian cybercrime group compromised half a million computers

Twitter sues for right to reveal more about national security requests

NSA internal watchdog defends agency’s privacy practices

Gartner: Top 10 Technology Trends for 2015 IT can’t ignore

Rise of smart machines, ubiquitous access and software-defined architectures will reshape IT, Gartner says

Startup Outlier grabs endpoint forensic data without agent software

By automating intrusion analysis, its system can help cut costs or incident response.

The Internet is one step closer to universal HTTPs

EFF applauds CloudFlare CDN for rolling out universal HTTPs

Data leak lets out account information from bond insurer MBIA

Security flaw search engine Shodan adds reports

Shodan, a search engine, trawls the Internet for connected devices. Newly-added reports, along with mapping, can help identify and visualize security vulnerabilities.

Criminals used a malware program to steal millions from ATMs