EMC buys identification services firm Aveksa

(AP)—EMC Corp., a maker of data storage equipment, said Monday that it has acquired identity verification services company Aveksa, boosting the offerings of its own security division.

Senior US cybersecurity official resigns

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official responsible for defending US government networks against cyberattacks resigned on Monday.

US approves its first 'tablet' for federal workers

Blackberry's PlayBook electronic tablet has been approved for use in all US federal government agencies, becoming the first tablet to get certified, developer Research in Motion said.

EMC's anti-hacking division hacked

The world's biggest maker of data storage computers on Thursday said that its security division has been hacked, and that the intruders compromised a widely used technology for preventing computer break-ins.