The CBC has reported that cybercrime in Canada is skyrocketing. Canada now ranks second worldwide for hosted phishing sites, according to a five-month study completed by Websense this year.

The number of malicious websites hosted in Canada has also risen by 239%. However, it is a worldwide trend that cybercrime is increasing. Still, Canada remains the sixth worst country overall year-over-year in cybercrime. Contrast that to 2010 where Canada ranked 12th overall.

The question of which Canadian city is most deserving of the title of Silicon Valley North has been hotly debated for many years. 

Toronto is Canada's most active ecosystem, according to the Startup Compass, but we all know activity isn't everything.

And if activity isn't everything, should we not look beyond the borders of Canada's major cities like Vancouver and Montreal… perhaps far beyond?

Montreal-based startup FixMeStick has launched what it is calling the first-ever consumer-ready USB device for removing viruses from infected PCs. The Canadian technology company is enabling "everyday users to do what the pros do" by detecting, destroying, and preventing virus infection with a USB device.

Have you ever missed an important date for your relationship?  Ottawa's KeepHerHappy can help you out.

Simply pay their $99 annual subscription fee and the creative startup will make three pre-set flower deliveries on your behalf: one for Valentine’s Day, her Birthday, and for your anniversary.

This is part two of our Working at a Startup series, the Fonolo Edition. This series documents the lives of real Canadian entrepreneurs as they endure the trials and tribulations of running a technology startup.

Shortly after I joined Fonolo, I suggested the company revitalize their brand. As a newbie, it was tough to come in and immediately shake things up. However, it was necessary. Fonolo was one of the finalists for the "Best in Show" award at the Enterprise Connect Conference in Orlando and, quite frankly, our brand needed some TLC.

140 startups from 40 countries want to jump aboard Blueseed, the floating startup incubator that will offer technology entrepreneurs a visa-free enviornment in which to build their company. Seven of those startups are Canadian.

With 5% of the interested startups coming from Canada, that places our country fourth among all nations, Blueseed says. The sea-bound incubator hopes to launch in the third quarter of 2013.