Is Your Own Computer A Cyberstalker's Weapon of Choice?
In a recent article at nytimes.com, the story of Claire Miller is used as an example of a dangerous and growing problem: cyberstalking.
Referred to as "the hidden horror of the Internet," Miller's kind of victimization is becoming more and more familiar -- someone who had access to her personal information set her up on various dating websites, and sends men she has never met to her door.
This kind of third party stalking can come from a stranger or someone well known, and in her case was someone who had access to her own accounts. Did they use her own computer? How do you discover this? How do you catch this kind of attacker?
For threats transmitted via email or chat, Internet monitoring software like WebWatcher can record the data you need to prosecute your cyberstsalker. And if you suspect someone has access to your computer and your accounts, it is equally useful in illuminating who may be using your information when you're not around.
Everyone is quick to protect their loved ones from the dangers of the Internet these days -- but sadly, we aren't often careful about ourselves.
Referred to as "the hidden horror of the Internet," Miller's kind of victimization is becoming more and more familiar -- someone who had access to her personal information set her up on various dating websites, and sends men she has never met to her door.
This kind of third party stalking can come from a stranger or someone well known, and in her case was someone who had access to her own accounts. Did they use her own computer? How do you discover this? How do you catch this kind of attacker?
For threats transmitted via email or chat, Internet monitoring software like WebWatcher can record the data you need to prosecute your cyberstsalker. And if you suspect someone has access to your computer and your accounts, it is equally useful in illuminating who may be using your information when you're not around.
Everyone is quick to protect their loved ones from the dangers of the Internet these days -- but sadly, we aren't often careful about ourselves.
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