Online Security Threat Concerns Cost Almost $2 Billion in 2006

Other data revealed by the survey of 5,000 U.S. adults:

* 46 percent of U.S. adults say that concerns about theft of information, data breaches or Internet-based attacks have affected their purchasing payments, online transactions or e-mail behavior;

* Almost 70 percent of online consumers say recent security breaches have affected their trust in e-mail; and