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InternetNews July 21, 2010	Mozilla Patches 14 Firefox Security Flaws Ahead of the annual Black Hat security conference, Mozilla issues its largest patch for the open source Firefox 3.6 browser, fixing 14 security vulnerabilities.
InternetNews July 19, 2010	Zscaler Leverages the Cloud for Email Security The Zscaler cloud-based security suite now includes real-time filtering to block spam and phishing attacks.
InternetNews July 16, 2010	U.S. Snags Dubious Honor of Spam Leader The United States has again landed atop the list of countries that relay spam e-mail messages, according to software-security vendor Sophos, while the United Kingdom gains some ground.
InternetNews July 15, 2010	Spammers Stalk Smaller States, Businesses Latest spam report from Symantec finds that large spamming syndicates send a larger percentage of malware missives to SMBs and consumers in states with smaller populations.
InternetNews July 13, 2010	New Malware Scam Picks On eBay Fans Hackers know where people like to go online and what brands the average Internet user responds to when they conceive their illicit plots. This time around, it's eBay users they've targeted.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2010 Kris Eddy	The Motley Fool's Weekly Editors' Picks Three of the week's most enriching articles are focused on Best Buy, Sprint, Japanese mutual funds, and what effects the internet has had on our mental functioning.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2010 Mac Greer	More Upside: Apple or Google? Part two of our interview with author Nicholas Carr, author of "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains."
BusinessWeek July 8, 2010 Douglas MacMillan	The FTC Takes on the Spam Dispensers The FTC's David Vladeck is fighting Twitter, Facebook, and other Web titans to hunt spammers, spyware, and identity thieves.
InternetNews July 8, 2010	Internet's Social Growth Bodes Well, Despite Flaws A survey of tech experts finds that in spite of the negatives associated with the Web's growing social capabilities, it's likely to have a positive impact on users overall.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2010 Mac Greer	Is the Internet Hurting Your Brain? Nicholas Carr, author of "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains," thinks Google might be making us superficial.
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