"Access" news, interviews, and features

News about Access

• The Access Group acquires Reckon Accountants Group for $100M

  Builds on its presence in the accounting market following its purchase of HandiSoft.

• Senate heads toward vote on CISA cyberthreat info sharing bill

  A preliminary vote on the controversial bill could happen as soon as Wednesday

• Obama administration's encryption concerns meant to start a debate

  The U.S. government still supports using encryption but has questions about law enforcement access to data

• Snowden leaks after one year: Wrangling over the meaning of 'bulk'

  The Snowden revelations about NSA surveillance have ignited a debate, but little action in Washington

• Privacy groups urge UN to adopt digital surveillance resolution

  Everybody should be able to use the Internet without fear of unwarranted interference, the groups said

• Will Microsoft office finally play nice on the iPad?

  Parallels thinks it has found the answer in a new iPad app called Access

Features about Access

• Wi-Fi WPA2 vulnerability FAQ

  Is it time to panic?