THE DIGITAL AGE IS FOSTERING CONNECTIVITY – BUT ALSO BREEDING CYBERCRIME
October 1st, 2012
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
THE SATURATION of mobile devices, telecommunications and social networking in today's digital age has created a society of real-time connectivity, where the Internet and its applications are no longer confined to a desktop computer. However, an increasing dependency on digital identity has also generated new risks in terms of cybercrime, where technology users have become more susceptible, depending on the number of devices and applications they use.
"Cybercrime's place is growing due to the exponential development of connections, increased ...
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