And then, the growing trend seems to be, we connect all of them to something we call the Internet. Later, after oversleeping, you are awoken by an unusual aroma. It smells like coffee, but there's something odd about it. But before you even get a chance to ponder upon how that would be technically possible your toaster starts smoking. Consider that over half of the one billion mobile phones that will be in use during the next 3 years will have wireless Internet access according to Reuters.
Experts predict similar numbers for web capable personal digital assistants.
And so once again we find that history does repeat itself after all. Just like the old-fashion horse and buggy highway, the modern day information superhighway is full of bandits that love to cause mischief. In this column I hope to shed some light on the dangers that lurk out there in cyberspace and beyond and on what you can do to help protect yourself. I work in Private Security and I am presently extending my expertise into Computer Security. For a complete listing of article comments, questions, and other discussions related to Philip M. Orbach's Digital Age Information Security topic, please visit the Discussions page .