Security

LightSquared rebuts pay-for-play charges

The carrier denies Democrats helped it get network approvals amid GPS interference

Nigeria tries to quash rumor of “killer” cell phone number

Cell phone number rumored to kill upon answering

NASA spots Star Wars-like “Tatooine” planet orbiting two stars

NASA Kepler space telescope discerns planet that features dual sunsets

Mobile Startups: Tip of the Iceberg, Say Venture Capitalists

PCI point-to-point encryption guidelines raise new questions

Guidelines don't cover software or mobile payments

DHS seeks to share top-secret info with banking and finance cybersecurity pros

Sharing sensitive intelligence can improve safety of critical financial infrastructure, official says

SAP pays $20M to settle criminal charges in Oracle case

SAP pleads guilty to unauthorized computer access and IP theft charges

Microsoft dragging its feet with browser fix, security vendor says

StrikeForce says unfixed glitch in IE9 is preventing its keystroke encryption product from running on the browser

AT&T center to tap into Silicon Valley talent

The Foundry Innovation Center in Palo Alto will help developers create hardware and software

U.S. needs to be on-guard for a big cyber-attack

Cybersecurity threats are manifold says Army General Keith Alexander, commander of US Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency