Comodo and Check Point Software Technology are giving away their research — and in Comodo's case, the tools used to conduct it, as well.

Underlining the NSA's race to hire the best and brightest is a list of universities that offer myriad of computer security training programs, each providing a stepping stone into the secretive agency. In this context, Carnegie Mellon University is to the NSA what the University of Alabama is to the NFL.