The biggest risk for the elderly when considering technology is

It would likely be scams, fraud, viruses, that sort of stuff.

The elderly of this generation may not be so fond with technology. They could for example click a load of links saying that their device has a virus (which ironically, may just give them one), or that they could win free stuff by clicking a link; and all this because most elderly of this generation believe that the internet is a safeguarded and casual place to be lurking around, though in reality it has its dangers if you don't know the do's and don'ts.