I trust online banking. You know why? Because if somebody hacks into my account and defrauds my credit card company, or my online bank account, guess who takes the loss? The bank, not me.

Oracle, for example, has even hired people to dumpster dive for information about its competitor, Microsoft. It's not even illegal, because trash isn't covered by data secrecy laws.

Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.

The hacker mindset doesn't actually see what happens on the other side, to the victim.

So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school.

For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must.

Social engineers veil themselves in a cloak of believability.