Many people underestimate or fail to understand just where they stand in the digital world. While old people are often the very first people that we think of when we think of being at risk to cyber crimes, the truth is cyber criminals do not discriminate and will target anyone! Cyber crime is often much like crime anywhere else, in that it is very opportunity driven. You have a higher chance of your phone being stolen while unattended out and about than you have someone will break into your home and try to physically steal from you. Before smartphones became popular this was an inconvenient situation, but now when you lose your smartphone you maybe handing over a set of keys to your digital life and putting your loved ones at risk too! Criminals will often impersonate innocent people, having access to your information means they can more effectively pose as you and con your loved ones out of money. Please, consider reading our next post on threat modeling, then consider getting your mom, dad, sister, brother, cousin, and anyone who will listen to do so as well!