OK, maybe it's true that many IT jobs in the U.S. are being shipped off to lower-paying countries. But when it comes to launching attacks via the Internet, it appears that only good old American know-how will do!

According to a new report from computer security company Symantec, the United States is the world leader in generating malicious computer activity. That's right, we're No. 1!

Sadly, there are storm clouds on the horizon. Symantec reports that a price war is breaking out in the cyber-underworld, resulting in deals for stolen information that are so low you'll think we're crazy! Which, of course, means that all the good malicious-hacking jobs are headed for Bangalore.

That's the free market at work for you, baby.

All kidding aside, there's a lot of troubling, if not surprising, information in the Symantec report.