Relying on oil and gas wealth, the country has yielded only a handful of entrepreneurial successes: search engine Yandex, e-mail service Mail.ru, cyber security giant Kaspersky Labs, and cloud computing company Parallels.

FORBES: Farminers Startup Academy: Unleashing Russian Entrepreneurship

New York-based cyber lawyer Parry Aftab says that targeting an individual on the Internet - by sending nasty E-mail, leaving offensive messages in guestbooks or posting misinformation about them - constitutes harassment and stalking.

BBC: Cyberstalking: Pursued in cyber space

Sophos analyst Ron O'Brien says that is more evidence that cyber-criminals are increasing choosing the Web to do their dirty work, instead of using older techniques like e-mail.

FORBES: Magazine Article

And with the rise in cyber threats Ellis believes employees need to be more aware of their rights and their company's e-mail and Internet usage policy.

CNN: Cyber-security enters boardroom