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About 70% of computers infected with this threat are in the US, according to antivirus firm Trend Micro

Android vulnerabilities, increased online banking threats and availability of sophisticated, inexpensive malware toolkits are among the growing concerns cited in Trend Micro's Q2 2013 Security Roundup Report.

Encrypted data at some point has to be decrypted for use, and that's where the security of the system can break down. That's not the only risk, however. "If a service provider holds the keys and someone comes knocking on the door with a lawful request ... the enterprise would not know that its information has been handed over," said PrivateCore's Vice President for Marketing Todd Thiemann.

Digital desperadoes have begun hiding their larcenous activities behind blizzards of spam aimed at their victims' inboxes, according to a report released last week by a cloud security provider.

Distributed Spam Distraction attacks may last up to 24 hours, and inundate an inbox with as many as 60,000 messages, AppRiver report notes