This is the second in a set (see part 1) of four articles by Kathleen E. Hayman, Michael Miora, CISSP-ISSMP, FBCI and Allen P. Forbes that examines the threat of cyber crime in business-to-business (B2B) activities. This part presents some top-level findings and analyses about the environment or climate affecting the activities of pirates and privateers in North America, Europe and the former Soviet Union.