Security

‘Minority Report’ meets PC support

Advanced PC support diagnostics predict when devices are about to fail.

Report on NSA ‘secret’ payments to RSA fuels encryption controversy

RSA denies report; key issue is whether RSA overlooked crypto algorirthm's weaknesses to generate revenue from government contracts

Apple and China Mobile sign deal to sell iPhones from January

China Mobile is the largest carrier in the country, with over 760 million customers

U.S. government moves to block further litigation in NSA surveillance cases

National intelligence director says continued litigation would reveal state secrets related to national security

DOJ releases Megaupload discussions about mass infringement

Megaupload's lawyer says the conversations show the company's struggle with infringing materials stored there

BitTorrent develops secure, decentralized chat program using public-key crypto

The program will use the BitTorrent DHT peer finding protocol to locate contacts without a central server

‘PGP’ encryption has had stay-powering but does it meet today’s enterprise demands?

Symantec, the owner of PGP, continues to develop it but some enterprises balk at certificate management

2013 IT Outsourcing Year in Review: Grading Our Predictions

Debate over NSA surveillance shifts with judge’s ruling, task force report

Critics of the agency's surveillance programs say momentum has shifted in the debate

What do John Lennon, Bach, Beethoven, Salvador Dali and Truman Capote have in common?