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Very glad this is the first comment here. The solution to tech security, (which, eventually, as we're seeing, is ALL security), is education. Early and often.
by acct1771 9y ago
Very glad this is the first comment here.
The solution to tech security, (which, eventually, as we're seeing, is ALL security), is education. Early and often.
Jessica's story isn't one that falls neatly in the lines, but there's plenty of easily observable instances where people don't bother to become familiar with the tech they need to literally function on a day to day basis - and because "they're not good with computers", that's just okay.
12 year olds are building successful apps in Scandinavia.
Meanwhile, I explain how to attach a picture to an email to 14 year old Americans, and ponder exactly how many times you have to see a paperclip and not recognize what it means before you're allowed to be called willfully ignorant.
- creep 9y agoIt is willful ignorance in a way, in these cases. But that's just because there's no impetus to learn. Everything works fine, looking into it is just a hassle. I see analogies to politics, science, etc. We need to create a culture where it's highly valuable to be aware of what's going on with the tools we use, not just in tech. Most people don't even know how to argue a point effectively and correctly, because they don't understand that there are tools for that. Our culture is situated around how loud any one person can be. Security is quiet-- unless you can build status around being security-minded.