Street smarts, also known as being “streetwise”, is defined as follows:

Possessing the skills and attitudes necessary to survive in a difficult or dangerous situation or environment.

Users of the Internet need to develop streetwise skills and attitudes, and surf defensively.

This is not to say that the Internet should be avoided entirely.  The Internet is a tremendous information, communication and business resource, but more and more, the Internet has become an environment that requires “Street Smarts”.

An good article on the subject: