Mntsnow
09-20-2004, 11:20 AM
As crime and hacking gain sophistication, rampant identity thefts and extortion schemes are threatening e-commerce at a critical time
Netizens often like to compare the settlement of the Internet with that of the American West. The explorers charted new territory, observes product developer Chad Harrington of Zone Labs, a San Francisco-based Web security company, recently acquired by Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP ). Then came pioneers eking out enough to survive, followed by later settlers who set up stores, businesses, and other commerce. But once there was wealth to exploit -- and little in the way of law enforcement -- lawlessness spread. Read more at Business Week (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2004/tc20040920_7761_tc119.htm)
Netizens often like to compare the settlement of the Internet with that of the American West. The explorers charted new territory, observes product developer Chad Harrington of Zone Labs, a San Francisco-based Web security company, recently acquired by Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP ). Then came pioneers eking out enough to survive, followed by later settlers who set up stores, businesses, and other commerce. But once there was wealth to exploit -- and little in the way of law enforcement -- lawlessness spread. Read more at Business Week (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2004/tc20040920_7761_tc119.htm)