Security

Faulty firewalls and damaged DNS

“Mars” mission to develop electronic co-pilots for future astronauts

Mars500 mission launches today; astronauts to spend 520 days in virtual space

Driving a Stake In A Blood Sucking Software Patent

The anti-thesis of open source, software patents stifle innovation. Here is one blood sucker that may be on its last legs

FTC cracks down on spyware seller

The vendor of RemoteSpy must make changes to prevent its spyware from being installed without consent

Google wants to patent technology used to ‘snoop’ Wi-Fi networks

Lawyers in class-action suit link patent application to Street View data sniffing

Facebook Privacy Settings: Recommended vs. Custom

Microsoft plans gigantic Patch Tuesday next week

Slates record-tying 34 patches for Windows, IE, Office and SharePoint

Facebook’s Zuckerberg re-ignites privacy brouhaha

CEO of Facebook CEO pokes the bear with comments about privacy at All Things Digital confab

Facebook dev move won’t stop rogue apps, say researchers

Site must use Apple-style approval process to stymie attacks, say security experts

Being acquired is the best thing for a FOSS project

Daniel Cid discusses how OSSEC has blossomed since it was acquired and turned commercial two years ago.