Security

Start-up offers IT security rating system

BitSight Partner SecurityRating service rates IT security of potential partner companies

Watchdog raps DARPA over ‘systemic contracting concerns’

Google plan to thwart government surveillance with encryption raises stakes

Cisco takes aim at security services with new division

New group will promote Cisco security products but also offer new managed services

National Cyber Security Hall of Fame inducting five

Pioneers in information system security, intrusion detection among those honored

Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft petition US over surveillance requests

The companies made a renewed push for greater transparency around data requests related to national security

Windows 8 Update: Picture passwords not so terribly insecure, researcher says

Also, Surface to get battery-boost keyboard, Nokia buy could lead to Surface Phone brand

Decline of Digital Equipment offers lessons for Microsoft

Former DEC exec wonders how Microsoft can weather the storms it's created

EU politicians call for suspension of data-sharing deal amid new NSA spying allegations

News that the NSA may have spied on Swift provokes outrage in the EU

Security experts question if Google’s Chrome Apps is worth the risk