If evidence were needed that the new browser war will be won or lost on the security message, along comes the Mozilla Foundation with public confirmation. Unfazed by Microsoft Corp.'s plan to roll out a security-centric Internet Explorer refresh later this year, the open-source Foundation says it will hire more staff to work full time on security issues and beef up its public relations efforts to beat the secure browsing drum.

In an interview with eWEEK.com, Mozilla director of engineering Chris Hoffman said the Foundation plans to add another staffer to join Dan Veditz, a long-time Mozilla contributor and ex-Netscape employee who now serves as lead engineer for security.

"We're looking to create another position to oversee the entire infrastructure for development and doing releases. We're adding full-time help to help maintain the level of security we're striving for," Hoffman said.

Mozilla has also launched a recruitment drive to find user interface developers, particularly in the PSM (Personal Security Manager), which handles the performance of cryptographic operations for the Mozilla Suite (which includes the flagship Firefox browser).

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