Windows 8 adds help for visually impaired, physically challenged
Windows 8 beefs up accessibility features that enable those who are blind, nearsighted, hard-of-hearing and who have mobility impairments to navigate PCs.
Online Dating's Strangest Sites
Online dating is now responsible for one in three romantic relationships. So in honor of Valentine's Day, check out these 12 "niche" dating sites. Some are interesting, some are stimulating, and a couple are just plain weird. Enjoy.
Mozilla will ask all certificate authorities to revoke SSL-spying certificates
Mozilla plans to ask all certificate authorities to review their subordinate CA certificates and revoke those that could be used by companies to inspect SSL-encrypted traffic for domain names they don't control.
Royal Philips Electronics reports Web security breach
Health-care technology and lighting vendor Royal Philips Electronics has reported a possible security breach affecting a portion of its website, the company announced Tuesday.
Senate bill may require 'critical' networks to adopt cyber standards
A bill in the U.S. Senate would require operators of so-called critical infrastructure networks to adopt cybersecurity practices if evaluations by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security find their security lacking.
Sony shows power outlets that can control electricity by user, device, or source
Sony is developing electric wall sockets and plugs that can control power consumption by appliance, user or original power source.
FBI seeks social media monitoring tool
In a move that's unlikely to sit well with privacy advocates, the FBI has begun scouting for a tool that will allow it to gather and mine data from social networks like Facebook, Twitter and blogs.
Startup with heavy Russian connections offers crypto authentication service
Can a security startup based in Bedford, N.H., which relies on Russian cryptography expertise from Moscow, bring about a revolution in the way that users authenticate to gain access to websites today and secure data?
Google may be going after Apple with music device
With a wireless streaming music device reportedly in the works, Google is working on getting deeper into the home entertainment arena, according to reports.
Google clamps down on its pre-paid Google Wallet card on smartphones
Google said it has temporarily disabled the provisioning of its prepaid Google Wallet cards used in some NFC-ready phones.
How does mobile device management (MDM) work?
Enterprise IT and security teams are stretched thin by the growing number of mobile device types invading the enterprise -- many owned by employees -- the variety of OSs and the sheer volume of mobile apps users are requesting. Questions abound.
Is your definition of security holding you back?
Hunched forward in an effort to find comfort in old, wooden chairs gathered around a whiteboard in an oversized conference room, the ten people sitting before me each clutched a single sheet of white paper in one hand, a pen in the other.
Startup sets up website malware detection service
Startup StopTheHacker makes its debut today with a set of services for detecting malicious code implanted in websites by hackers who compromise sites to try to launch attacks on visitors to infected Web pages.
Spear-phishing stats reveal unexplained holiday spikes
While phishing attempts against workplace email accounts drop precipitously on Christmas and New Year's Day, as might be expected, such attacks spike dramatically on other holidays, says a report from a security firm. Why is not clear.