Security

Mozilla quashes first critical bug in Firefox 3.5, beats Microsoft to patch punch

Microsoft's IE ActiveX vulnerability, disclosed same day as Firefox's bug, not yet fixed

Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools

Fix-it code would block malware until patch ready

Beyond X PRIZE: Commercial lunar space market worth $1.5B in next 10 years?

Google Lunar X PRIZE competitors and others to reap benefits of going to moon.

The NSA wiretapping story that nobody wanted

AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein tells how he exposed a warrantless wiretapping program in his new book

Keeping customs out of your laptop

As border guards become more brazen about searches, new strategies arise

Obama administration defends Bush wiretapping

DoJ lawyer argues that state is immune from lawsuits over warantless wiretapping

Analysts see alarming development in mobile malware

For the first time, a piece of mobile malware can send and receive information from a remote server

Guessable SSNs — but is that the real problem?

The fact that Social Security numbers are guessable is big news but the real problem has been known for a long time

Solving the DLP Puzzle: Survival Tips from the Trenches

A new way to get iPhones under control

TrustDigital boosts Apple iPhone enterprise management