Online security 'vital for economy'

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo% Not protecting yourself online is so irresponsible that it could damage the entire UK economy in the long term as our ideas are stolen and taken elsewhere, according to security experts discussing a new report on cybercrime.

The report, which looks at combating criminals who use the web to steal from others, says that cybercrime is now such big business that it is worth more than some nations.