When your brain clouds over... you get your hopes up. Then you stop and think, look at the account you're supposed to send money to — et voilà! A fraudulent "anonymous" account. So you string them along for a while, try to gather as much information as possible, and leave the rest to others (law enforcement).
Just as the internet changes every day, online security has to keep up. Below you'll find a few links to useful resources on internet security and privacy.
In November I was contacted by the Municipal Library in Cheb asking whether I could introduce their readers to the hazards of the internet. Cheb is far away, but the journey is pretty manageable — you can work on the train — so I accepted and started thinking about the content...
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