Pirates of the Web lurking while you're shopping online

Employers must face the fact that a lot of online shopping takes place at the office, and it can put an entire business network at risk.

If you're like me, this year you plan to do more shopping online. Analysts such as Forrester Research predict that U.S. online retail sales will reach US$33 billion in 2007, a 21 percent increase over last year.

Employers must face the fact that much of this shopping takes place from the office. Two years ago, BusinessWeek reported that 58 percent of people do most of their online shopping at work, and I'm sure not much has changed since then.

At the same time online retailers celebrate, so do online criminals. A new breed of criminal is emerging, which we call Pirates of the Web. These crafty thieves hide out in dark corners of cyberspace and attack from multiple angles, stealing valuable personal information. Even savvy computer users fall victim to their scams.

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