If $200M in funding doesn’t cut it, do like this company and take on a lot more

AirWatch, a mobile security company, brought on another $25 million in its first round of funding after getting hundreds of millions in February.

How a tiny Canadian company won security contracts with covert 3-letter agencies like the NSA, CIA, and FBI

"Despite the Bush years of let's go play in another war, there's a very tight, close alliance between Canada and the USA," says Rick Segal, CEO of Canadian startup Fixmo.

How to avoid buying 13 laptops in 15 minutes, then shipping them to a stranger in Sacramento

Last week I bought 13 laptops from WalMart.com. There were only two problems: I didn't buy them, and they weren't being shipped to my house. I'd been hacked.

Symantec has ‘too many layers,’ may lay off up to 1K employees

Symantec announced yesterday that it will be restructuring the company and laying off some of its staff as a result. That number could be as high as 1,000 employees, though Symantec CEO Steve Bennett says the focus is not on the number, but on the efficiency.

Storage teamup: Imation buys Nexsan for $120M to reinvigorate its products

Enterprise storage and security business Imation has agreed to buy smaller storage provider Nexsan for $120 million in cash and stock. The deal could help Imation out of a long-standing slump.

CIA invests in mobile security company to keep transactions under wraps

The CIA's venture arm, IN-Q-Tel, strikes strategic partnership with mobile security company Tyfone.

Orange gives Lookout Mobile a French kiss (of investment)

You're going to find Lookout Mobile on more phones in Europe. The company announced a partnership with French telecommunications company Orange, which will start preloading the software onto its Android phones starting in 2013.

Symantec’s new Norton Mobile Security gets in line with competitors

Symantec is catching up to competitors today, with the latest version of its Norton Mobile Security offering. The new version lets you backup your contacts and puts a strong focus on a web dashboard where you can manage your devices.

Lookout Mobile lets iPhone and iPad users locate their phones even if the battery’s dead

If you have Lookout Mobile on your iPhone or iPad -- a security app that, among other things, helps you locate your device when it's lost -- you can now find your phone even if the battery's dead through a feature called Signal Flare.

Symantec CTO outlines BYOD vision for safe companies and happy employees

Solving the gigantic problem brought on by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement is by no means no simple.

Verizon gets serious about mobile security with new Android app

Highlighting deficiencies in the default Android security, Verizon is introducing its own security app.

MobileSpaces nabs $3M to keep employee’s personal data under lock and key

MobileSpaces pulls in $3 million from Accel Partners to scale its mobile workspace, which segregates personal and professional applications, and keeps your data safe.

Mobile security companies are ‘tripping up’ says Mocana

Mocana wants to be a huge,public security company one day. It thinks of itself as the new kid, beating out old guys who have trouble moving away from the PC. Looks like it's the new, rich kid, too, as the company announced $25 million in its fourth round of funding today.

Enterprise cloud storage biz Box adds universal admin search, new security features, & more

Enterprise cloud storage startup Box has added a slew of updates to its main product, including universal administrator search, more mobile security features for iOS and Android, and multiple e-mail domain support, the company announced Thursday morning.

Box now has …

Carrier IQ is getting serious about privacy with surprising new hire

Carrier IQ, a company once vilified for its handling of user data, has just announced its latest hire for the key position of chief privacy officer. New employee Magnolia Mansourkia Mobley comes to Carrier IQ from Verizon, where she served …

How to stop mobile malware before it happens to you

As consumers venture out of walled-garden app stores, mobile malware is bound to pop up, and as it does, consumers (and businesses) frequently begin to ask how they should be protecting themselves and their devices. Is a mobile antivirus the …