Contrarian: Is cyber crime the next big industry concern?

CONTRARIAN

I am, by nature, a deeply cynical person. A few months back, I was asked to write a longish article about cyber crime for an important institution.

Ever since I worked on Tomorrow’s World as a producer for the BBC, I have been slightly suspicious of scary scenarios. If the grey nano goo does not get you, maybe the cyber criminals will. In particular, I have a well developed paranoia surrounding consultancy sales pitches that usually accompany any urgent plea for action – “We must fight cyber crime now...