Even if you run your business from a spare bedroom, hackers and computer pranksters from around the world are probably trying to break into your computer systems. Sound implausible? Well, it's not. Some may simply send a virus on the Internet . . .
Even if you run your business from a spare bedroom, hackers and computer pranksters from around the world are probably trying to break into your computer systems. Sound implausible? Well, it's not. Some may simply send a virus on the Internet that will debilitate your computer systems. Others may break into your network to scour your computer records for valuable information on your customers, including social security, credit card, and bank account numbers.

I never considered the possibility that my personal finance Website for women, www.goalsandjewels.com, might attract the interest of hackers, until the Chinese language edition of Elle magazine ran a small article on it. Then I watched in amazement as traffic to my site poured in from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China. Now, don't get me wrong, I like publicity as much as anyone does, but I was concerned my site might be in jeopardy. Several weeks earlier, I heard a report on National Public Radio that Chinese techies might retaliate for the April 1 collision between a U.S. spy plane and Chinese fighter jet off the coast of China, which caused the Chinese plane to crash and the death of its pilot.

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