The Nation’s response to the pandemic has highlighted that our society not only uses technology but is also profoundly reliant on technology in our daily lives. We can go to work, school, shop, work out, and watch newly released movies all from the comfort of our home. We have come to embrace that convenience of access, and the wealth of information technology brings to our fingertips.
When new technology becomes available, we are often amazed and excited to incorporate it into our lives. However, that amazement quickly becomes an expectation for reliability, and the excitement turns to a yearning for more innovation. Our technological thirst drives the information technology sector and a digital economy worth over $11 trillion globally. We generate 2.5 quintillion bytes of data daily and by 2025, there will be 75 billion connected devices in the world.
Yet, in our efforts to satisfy this drive for greater innovation, we often overlook the risks that come with deploying cutting-edge technology while sustaining what we already have. We have come to expect that security is already built-in and that it will operate “automagically” to keep us safe. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Indeed, manufacturers will do their part to provide security in their products. Most technologies offer some degree of protection in their products, but we need to actively configure it and keep it up to date to get the most of it.
To keep our digital presence safe, we need to keep a digitally secure mindset. For example, at work, a dedicated and experienced team of professionals maintains a secure environment for us, but they still need us to operate in the environment securely. Likewise, we need to maintain a secure environment and keep a cybersecurity-aware mindset when leveraging technology in our person ..
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