The Internet has changed the way we live: how we learn, follow the news, share memories and entertain ourselves. But many of the experiences that make the Internet so valuable in our daily lives also require us to share information about ourselves that can present certain risks.

Today, the biggest threats facing consumers online are targeted attacks engineered by criminals looking to trick and steal people’s personal information or money. While most consumers claim to be aware of the term “phishing,” many people do not recognize other types of criminal tactics on the Internet and continue to fall prey to these scams.

Microsoft recently commissioned a survey* by market-research firm Harris Interactive to highlight popular online fraud tactics to help inform the public of online risks and how to avoid them. Conducted in May 2007, the survey polled 2,482 U.S. adults (ages 18 years and up) who use the Internet. To learn more about the survey findings and Microsoft’s efforts to help protect people from online fraud, PressPass spoke with Adrienne Hall, senior director of the Trustworthy Computing Group at Microsoft.

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