In an every more connected world security threats seem to be continuously multiplying. Every day there are reports of significant fraud and security breaches perpetrated. These are not even all over the Internet. If you ever paid for parking at Denver International Airport by credit card between about 2000 and 2006 your cardholder information could very well be in the hands of a thief right now. So even if you never use the Internet, there is real risk out there.
However, in our ever more connected world there are new opportunities for protecting ourselves. In fact, systems and devices can even protect themselves. Here’s an example of how a digital camera actually sent photos of it’s thieves to the owner of the camera without the thieves even knowing about it. The camera automatically uploaded photos to the owner’s Internet account when it came near an open WIFI access point.