Irish Examiner view: Digital safety concerns the whole world

Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Cleary reported that phishing and smishing — fraud implemented by email and text message — have increased 1,440%. Picture:  Moya Nolan

Few will argue that the frontline of crime prevention and security will be formed on the battlements of high technology and fought with advanced computer skills.

This year’s crippling ransomware attack on HSE systems and the explosive increase in robberies, scams, and and exploitation of the mobile phone network have brought home to many the acute vulnerability of society to criminals and dark webmasters with evil intent.