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US House moves toward passage of CISPA

The full House is scheduled to vote on the cyberthreat sharing bill on Thursday

Microsoft moves to optional two-factor authentication

In the days to come, users of Outlook.com, Skype and SkyDrive will be given the option of adding a second form of authentication

Apple keeps patching Java on OS X Snow Leopard after proposed drop-dead date

Adds site-by-site Java management tool to Safari for all users

CISPA sponsor compares opponents to 14-year-olds

Twitter users flood Rogers' account with comments saying they're opposed to the cybertheat sharing bill

Pirate Bay co-founder charged with hacking IBM mainframes, stealing money

This is the biggest data intrusion investigation ever performed in Sweden, the prosecutor said

Tactics of WordPress attackers similar to bank assaults

The similarities have security experts worried

Symantec report finds small businesses battered by cybercrime

Small businesses are being targeted more often due to less sophisticated defenses

US House to vote on CISPA cyberthreat bill this week

The controversial information-sharing bill is scheduled for a Thursday vote

Microsoft eyes ditching browser for secure Web apps

The company is developing Embassies, a more secure client-side architecture using Internet addresses for external communications

4 Mobile Security Predictions to Help CIOs Plan for the Future