Question

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 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 relating a personal story about how his digital signature was stolen by describing an example of how money could be stolen and sent abroad

Explanation:

The author presents a scenario where a bank gets an email to transfer a client's funds to a Cayman Islands account. Without a hand - written signature, it's unclear if the email is legitimate as a criminal could be behind it. This is an example of how money could be stolen and sent abroad, which supports the need for a reliable digital signature.

Answer:

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