Security

‘Lust’ virus: Film fans in China hit with virus attack

Unauthorized copies of Ang Lee's latest film being dowloaded in China contain software that infects end-users' computers

Appeals court sends back wiretap case

U.S. appeals court in San Francisco says a case about alleged illegal surveillance by the federal government is not secret because the government has discussed the program

‘Swatters’ tricked AT&T while making fake 911 calls

Ohio man faces five years in prison, $250,000 fine for harassing people by tricking 911 operators into dispatching police SWAT teams to their homes

Standards suggested for writing secure Java

Industry group issues “essentials” for developing safe code

Samy worm creator hopes to be online again

Architect of first Web 2.0 worm, which paralyzed MySpace, looks forward to life after he serves his sentence

Simple steps to protect against outside threats

Mozilla to fix 9-month-old Firefox bug as concerns grow

Impending fix to Firefox URI flaw comes on the heels of Microsoft patching problems with Windows' own protocol handler

E-discovery: Many tools exist, but also many questions

There are lots of options when it comes to applications for keeping companies in compliance with e-discovery regulations, but not everybody trusts the software

Senate passes cybercrime bill aimed at restitution

The Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act broadens the definition of cybercrime and allows ID theft victims to seek restitution

Consumers to drive enterprise mobility

Enterprise workers will continue to adopt new mobile tools that enable them to integrate their jobs and personal lives, despite corporate efforts to slow or block that trend