One Step Ahead

Alastair MacGibbon, who has just joined eBay Australia as the head of on-line security, fears that naive and unsuspecting Internet users will soon become the targets of organised criminals. He points out that many companies use strict measures to protect their employees from Internet crime, but individual home users often don't get the same level of protection.

Yep, he's right! There's already plenty of evidence of spammers, scammers and virus writers turning their attention to individuals on the Net. And they are increasingly targeting people with criminal intent, not just flooding their in-boxes with Viagra advertisements.

Don't wait until it's too late. Make sure that you've got strong protection against these on-line nasties!