Security

UK spies did not misuse powers for mass surveillance, watchdog says

UK agencies haven't the 'slightest interest' in examining emails and phone calls, a report says

How MDM works — or doesn’t work — for SMBs

Microsoft tightens restrictions on adware on Windows PCs

Adware developers have a new set of Microsoft-imposed guidelines to follow

‘Heartbleed’ bug in OpenSSL puts encrypted communications at risk

Administrators are advised to patch and revoke old private keys

Windows XP: Chronicle of a death foretold

The end-of-support deadline for Windows XP, heavily publicized since 2007, is upon us, and hundreds of millions of PCs still run the OS

Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM

Managing Apple Macs from Microsoft System Center

Dept. of Justice: IRS tax refund fraud at all-time high

April 15 IRS tax filing date has scammers falling over themselves

US Supreme Court declines to hear NSA surveillance case

Activist and former US prosecutor Larry Klayman had appealed directly to the Supreme Court

NASA laying foundation for Jupiter moon space mission

Potential Jupiter moon Europa visit still faces daunting financial gauntlet

Low adoption rate of HSTS website security mechanism is worrying, EFF says

The advocacy group cites insufficient awareness among developers and lack of support across all browsers as the likely reasons