Question

read the excerpt from the code book. alternatively, imagine that a bank receives an e - mail from a client, which instructs that all the clients funds should be transferred to a private numbered bank account in the cayman islands. once again, without a handwritten signature, how does the bank know that the e - mail is really from the client? the e - mail could have been written by a criminal attempting to divert the money to his own cayman islands bank account. in order to develop trust on the internet, it is essential that there is some form of reliable digital signature. how does the author support the claim that \it is essential that there is some form of reliable digital signature\? by relating a personal story about how his digital signature was stolen by offering facts about the signatures banks use to prevent stolen accounts by sharing statistics about stolen money that was sent to the cayman islands by describing an example of how money could be stolen and sent abroad

Explanation:

El autor presenta un ejemplo de cómo un criminal podría intentar desviar fondos del cliente de un banco a una cuenta en las Islas Caimán a través de un correo electrónico falso. Este ejemplo demuestra la necesidad de una firma digital confiable para prevenir este tipo de robo y envío de dinero al extranjero.

Answer:

D. by describing an example of how money could be stolen and sent abroad