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Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and videos: Security consultant turned hacker sentenced to 13 years in prison Max Ray …

FairWarning commissioned a national survey of healthcare providers. The majority of survey respondents were compliance, privacy or risk personnel, followed by IT management …

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and IEEE are joining forces to ensure that best practices and standards are developed and available to provide security assurance for cloud …

Important aspects of your life are stored within the data on your computer, the loss of which can turn into a nightmare. To protect yourself from hard drive crash or human …

The greatest security challenge today is discovering new vulnerabilities. Software release cycles are getting faster and new technologies are increasingly complex, a perfect …

1Password is the de facto choice for password safekeeping on the Mac. While there’s an iPhone application that complements the desktop version, the makers of this tool …

PandaLabs detected a new worm, Spybot.AKB, which spreads using P2P programs (copying itself to the usual shared folders with different names) and also via e-mail. What’s …

NetWitness analysts have discovered a dangerous new ZeuS botnet affecting 75,000 systems in 2,500 organizations around the world. The newly-discovered infestation, dubbed the …

When the global economy is in slowdown, there’s one sector that remains buoyant: crime. Illegal and illicit activities invariably rise as legitimate business falls, so …

Robert Thompson, the leader of a massive identity theft and bribery scheme, was sentenced to 309 years in prison based on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank …

In the video below you can watch CNN’s Jeanne Meserve reports on the results a staged cyber attack.

RSA Conference announced the top 10 finalists for its “Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2010” contest. This half-day interactive program is devoted to …