A recent report from news.com says that the latest tactic among the identity thieves is the use of Zombie networks to steal information and install spyware.

According to the report, some of the compromised networks are as large as 50,000 computers, which kind of makes you wonder whose computers are being used. We have about five around our house, but the idea of someone like Lockheed's or Citibank's computers being used is pretty scary.

I also saw an interesting article a week or so ago about blogging on the job and the dangers of doing it. I'm tempted to quote Jimmy Buffett: "I'm getting paid by the hour, and older by the minute, my boss just pushed me over the limit -- I'd like to call him something, so I think I'll just log in and play..."