The Security Mentor

PC World reports on a survey sponsored by security firm Checkpoint, according to which most people are still neglecting basic precautions.

The numbers don't feel right. If you run without a firewall, any version of Windows before XP Service Pack 2 has already been taken over, within the first hour after you plugged it in. There must be a lot of people who said "no" to the firewall question who simply don't know that their cable modem has firewall features built in.

The article continues with a list of obvious precautions like knowing who you're sending money to.