It is officially open-season on small businesses. Hackers, phishers, spammers and fraudsters often use small businesses as target practice before going after the big guys, though it's news that often doesn't make it in the headlines. No one really knows the true impact of online security breaches, as only 20 percent of businesses reported computer intrusions to legal authorities, according to the FBI and Computer Security Institute. And every online merchant knows the threat of bogus credit card purchases is one that never goes away.

At the E-Commerce Guide.

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