Michigan passes Internet privacy act to protect students and employees

In Michigan, getting a hold of current and potential employees' social media account information, just got a lot more difficult.

Samsung confirms: Millions of Android phones — including the Galaxy S III — vulnerable to hack

Samsung acknowledged today that the CPU used in many of its phones, including the massively popular Galaxy S III, is vulnerable to a particular type of hack that can give attackers full access to your phone.

Trustonic to provide security for smart connected devices

The startup was formed by three chip and security companies.

Microsoft: We’re investigating the Internet Explorer mouse-tracking vulnerability

Microsoft is investigating vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer that would allow hackers to potentially gain access to any private information you enter on-screen.

Internet Explorer can track your mouse anywhere on the screen (and Microsoft won’t fix it)

Internet “Explorer” has a whole new meaning today. The big question: who's exploring who?

Nokia engineer hacks Windows 8 to get free games (and provides full instructions)

A Nokia engineer who has previously pointed out security holes in Microsoft's Windows 8 has now posted a detailed step-by-step explanation of how to hack Windows 8 games.

How a deadly plane flight created security startup Cylance

Stuart McClure, the chief executive of Cylance was on a plane from Honolulu to Auckland in 1989 when the cargo door ripped a hole in the side of the plane sucking out seats and luggage that hit the engines causing …

Dropbox thinks it’s like the iPad: Unexpectedly infiltrating the workplace

Dropbox vice president Sujay Jaswa says people should think of Dropbox like the iPad: a technology that may have been aimed at consumers but wound up infiltrating the work world.

Cloud security experts: Use multi-factor authentication, you dummies

If you’re not using multi-factor authentication as a company or as a consumer, you really need to start. So say the cloud security geniuses at CloudBeat 2012.

Samsung, Dell printers contain admin backdoor hard coded in firmware

The backdoor operates over SNMP, the simple network management protocol, and remains active even when SNMP is disabled.

Former McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt takes reins at FireEye

Dave DeWalt -- known for his big personality, top-secret government clearance, and work as former chief executive at McAfee -- is taking over as chief executive for security company FireEye today. He hopes to lead the company to an IPO quickly.

Massive Google Webmaster Tools security breach reported

Google Webmaster Tools, the Google site that helps website owners manage how their site appears in Google, diagnose problems, and optimize traffic, is currently experiencing a major security breach.

In the race to the cloud, healthcare treads carefully

At CloudBeat, a panel of healthcare-technology experts will gather to discuss ways to improve security for cloud-based systems.

Are you scared yet? Why cloud security keeps these 7 execs up at night

Once upon a time, you knew who to fire when a hack took down your servers: The "little weenies" running around in the basement of your company, as AlienVault's Russell Spitler put it. But that's all changing.

NBC sites defaced by a totally unoriginal hacker

Several NBC websites were briefly hacked today by a hacker trying to make a very original Guy Fawkes Day reference.

EMC buys security firm Silver Tail to curtail cybercrime in real time

EMC Corporation, a multinational oldster in big data and cloud storage, has just agreed to buy Silver Tail Systems, a startup that uses real-time predictive analytics to detect and prevent online fraud and crime.

T-Mobile Android phones to come with Lookout Mobile pre-installed

T-Mobile says it will start shipping Android phones preloaded with an app-scanning program by Lookout Mobile. The app is called Automatic App Security, and it marks a big partnership for the mobile security company.