Cybercrime Multiplies

As more and more people take to the Internet, incidents of cybercrime are increasing. Brian Krebs, who writes for the Washington Post calls 2006, "the year of computing dangerously." In his article, Cybercrime Hits Big Time in 2006, Krebs gives statistics that show spam and scams on the rise. Most of the mail going through the Internet in October 2006, for example, was junk mail, and it seems that scams and phishing schemes are no longer coming out predominately on weekends. The cybercrooks are attacking during the regular business week as well. Will 2007 be any better? Although software such as Microsoft's Vista will eliminate some of the problems, the future doesn't look promising. What does this mean for parents? Check our Internet Smarts Case Studies for help with ideas for teaching kids to use the Internet safely.