Security

China retaliates, nixes Windows 8 on government PCs

'Goes well as a response to the DOJ action,' says analyst

25 cool cloud, security & mobile startups to watch

Disappearing messages and reinventing the mobile operating system among newcomers' angles.

Symantec tailors sharper small business security suite

Norton Small Business works on Windows, OS X and Android with limited features for iOS

China counters US claims with own charges of cyber-espionage

China said the U.S. accusations were based on "fabricated facts"

Chinese state-owned enterprises ‘hired’ military hacking unit

The DOJ's indictment describes how hackers transferred stolen data to Chinese enterprises

BlackShades cybercops demonstrate improving global cooperation

Report: The NSA records all cellphone calls in the Bahamas

The surveillance is done using a "cutting edge tool" called SOMALGET, reported The Intercept, citing documents leaked by Edward Snowden

Hacker indictments against China’s military unlikely to change anything

The move makes for good publicity, but will do little to deter hackers

DOJ’s charges against China reframe security, surveillance debate

The charges against five alleged members of the Chinese army refocus a debate dominated by NSA disclosures, some experts say

DOJ shutters Blackshades malware ring

The DOJ has made two more arrests and seized the domain of the Blackshades malware operation