Security

Valentine’s Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical

Progress continues as Microsoft will issue fewest February patches since 2009

Valentine’s Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical

Progress continues as Microsoft will issue fewest February patches since 2009

Business owner sentenced for E-Rate fraud

Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats

Jesse Curtis Morton ran several jihadist websites and threatened the writers of 'South Park' and other people, the DOJ says

IBM spins ultrasharp nanomanufacturing tool 100,000X smaller than a pencil tip

The new IBM tip offers lower wear rate than conventional silicon tips and is 100X stronger company claims

Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn

The open-source development model is helping Citadel's creators patch bugs and add features faster

Swedish e-commerce startup’s execs charged in NYC sex crime

Niklas Adalberth and Jens Saltin were released on bail, and are due back in court on Friday

EPIC sues FTC over Google’s planned privacy changes

The privacy advocate asks the court to require the FTC to enforce a 2011 privacy agreement with Google

NASA wants green rocket fuel

NASA wants a green alternative to the ubiquitous hydrazine, but will it have enough money to develop it?

US gov’t falling behind in social-media race, expert says

Other governments and some companies are using social media to address dissent, a DARPA program officer said