Phone lost, battery dead? Lookout Mobile knows when and where it died

Security company Lookout Mobile prides itself on being able protect, find, and educate you about your own phone. The company redesigned its entire app, with a special feature it hopes will help you find your phone even after the battery is dead.

US Congress, Cisco: Chinese telecom companies ‘cannot be trusted’

The U.S. Congress Intelligence Committee and telecommunications vendor Cisco are agreed on one thing: Chinese networking equipment companies can't be trusted.

The cloud isn’t as safe as you think; is end-to-end encryption the answer?

Ensafer is one approach to cloud security. It’s a product for end-to-end encryption — that means your stuff, whatever it is, stayed encrypted through transporting, sharing, storing, etc.

Passwords are not enough, says startup making voice, motion, facial, & location verification for phones

We hear about "bring your own device" and protecting the enterprise cloud all day every day. But what about the consumer cloud, i.e.: half the applications on your phone. Passwords aren't safe enough, but perhaps using the wealth of available technology on a smartphone can help us more securely identify ourselves.

White House admits systems in its military office were hacked

Cybercriminals hacked into computers of the White House Military Office, the White House told Politico today. The breach is said to come from attackers in China.

Cloud security company Qualys up 18 percent on IPO after the markets close

Cloud Security company Qualys is up 18 percent in after hours trading. The company debuted on the NASDAQ today, with a slow start ending in an 11 percent climb.

Cloud security company Qualys to IPO at $12 a share tomorrow

You can expect to see another security company on the market tomorrow. Cloud security company Qualys will debut on the NASDAQ Friday under the ticket symbol QYLS.

IEEE accidentally reveals nearly 100K user passwords

A programmer found nearly 100,000 unprotected usernames and passwords on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' servers, according to his analysis released today. The IEEE is now working to clean up the mess.

FTC cracks down on 7 computer-rental businesses for spying on customers

The Federal Trade Commission will prevent seven computer rental companies from spying on customers in a new settlement reached today. The businesses were caught stealing pictures, screenshots, and sensitive information from customers.

Facebook says to stop panicking: Your messages have not been exposed

Today we got another good lesson in why it's important to know what you have on your Facebook. Rumors circled the globe today saying Facebook accidentally published private messages to users' Timelines. The social network says that's not the case.

ZeroAccess: A look at just how big a botnet can get

Sometimes it's hard to imagine just how contagious a botnet can be, and then sometimes you see them from space. Security researchers at F-Secure created this look at ZeroAccess botnet infections today, across the United States and the world.

The exodus continues: Zynga’s chief security officer resigns

Nils Puhlmann, the chief security officer at Zynga, is the latest to leave the firm.

Romanian hackers plead guilty to hacking Subway restaurants

You know what a $5 foot-long is, but have you ever heard of a $10 million foot-long? Two Romanian hackers admitted today to stealing $10 million from hacking into Subway sandwich chain point of sale systems.

Virgin Mobile is indifferent to its gaping security holes, says developer

A developer is accusing Virgin Mobile of being host to some big data security issues. But Virgin Mobile, it appears, doesn't care.

‘Smokey Bear’ of cloud hosting FireHost protects enterprise from hacker fires

Secure cloud hosting company FireHost raised $10 million in its third round of financing.

Flame malware has 3 “undiscovered cyber-espionage” sisters, say researchers

Flame, the malware related to the infamous Stuxnet that hit Iranian nuclear systems in 2010, may have three sisters in the wild, according to new research by Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab.

2012: A big, bad year for online security breaches (infographic)

As 2012 has so far shown the security breach situation isn't getting any better.

Cybersecurity Act morphing into an executive order? A leaked draft of White House plan

A draft of a White House executive order on cybersecurity has leaked out, but it's pretty vague.

Are You a Human makes what sucks suck less (and maybe not suck at all)

Any time anyone can make something suck less, there's a good chance of finding a valid business model. Even when you're competing with Google.