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Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, articles and reviews: Account takeover attempts have nearly doubled ThreatMetrix …

37.3 million users around the world were subjected to phishing attacks in the last year, which is a massive 87 percent increase for the number of targeted user in 2011-2012. …

29-year-old Joseph Camp, a former student of the University of Central Missouri, was sentenced to three years in federal prison without parole in federal court today for his …

A new Home Office report finds that the number of crimes committed against wholesale and retail business premises has fallen significantly over the last ten years – from …

The US PRISM internet surveillance case highlights the urgent need to pass legislation to protect EU citizens’ personal data, most MEPs agreed in Wednesday’s Civil …

Malwarebytes, a provider of anti-malware software, announced the acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, a vulnerability, exploit and security research and development firm …

As the Internet’s influence on global commerce, culture and information continues to tread new ground, there is a need to update and reform outdated laws that threaten …

While cybercrime threats are on the rise, current attempts to counter them remain largely unsuccessful. According to the 2013 State of Cybercrime Survey report, organizations …

The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School launched a new online privacy initiative called the Cookie Clearinghouse, which will empower Internet users to …

CloudSigma launched CloudSigma 2.0, a next-generation public cloud that enables high-performance hybrid environments. Direct private patch/hybrid cloud capability: CloudSigma …

GFI Software announced GFI MAX Backup, a service that enables all MSPs to add secure data backup to the services they can offer customers at a time when demand for secure …

Kroll Ontrack announced Ontrack PowerControls 7.0. Complete with Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 support as well as new functionality for …